Present status of endemic plants of Bangladesh
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Present status of endemic plants of Bangladesh
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The study of angiosperm flora, endemic plants in the literature, and investigations of ‘POWO Build a Checklist’ were used to compile an updated list of Bangladesh’s endemic plants. According to the study, at least 49 (1.24%) of Bangladesh’s 3,956 plant species are endemic to the country including 5 varieties, belonging to 41 genera in 26 families. Magnoliopsida account for thirty of them, Liliopsida for the remaining sixteen, and Pteridohpytes for the final three. The four families Zingiberaceae (9 taxa), Araceae (6 taxa), Rubiaceae (4 taxa), and Euphorbiaceae (3 taxa), include the most endemic taxa. The five most numerous endemic taxa belong to the Curcuma genus. The endemic flora, which is mostly found in the districts of Chattogram, Moulvibazar, and Rangamati, consists of 13 tree species, 4 shrubs, 5 climbers, and 27 herbaceous plant species.
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