https://www.banglajol.info:443/index.php/BJPT/issue/feed Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy 2020-12-17T16:27:37+00:00 Prof. Dr. Mohammed Almujaddade Alfasane mujaddade@yahoo.com Open Journal Systems <p>The official journal of the Bangladesh Association of Plant Taxonomists. Full text articles available.</p> <p><a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="license"><img style="border-width: 0;" src="https://i.creativecommons.org/l/by/4.0/88x31.png" alt="Creative Commons Licence"></a><br>Articles in the <em>Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy</em> are Open Access articles published under the Creative Commons CC BY License <a href="http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/" rel="license">Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License</a>.</p> https://www.banglajol.info:443/index.php/BJPT/article/view/50661 Utricularia rosettifolia Alfasane & Hassan sp. nov. (Lentibulariaceae) - A new species from Bangladesh 2020-12-11T10:14:53+00:00 Md Almujaddade Alfasane mujaddade@yahoo.com Md Abul Hassan mujaddade@yahoo.com Rauf Ahmed Bhuiyan mujaddade@yahoo.com <p>A new species, <em>Utricularia rosettifolia </em>Alfasane &amp; Hassan (Lentibulariaceae), is described with illustration. Detailed taxonomic description including information on type specimens, flowering and fruiting time, ecology, and distribution in Bangladesh are provided. The diagnostic characters of this species and comparison with its closest one are also provided.</p> <p>Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. <strong>27</strong>(2): 205-211, 2020 (December)</p> 2020-12-11T04:11:57+00:00 ##submission.copyrightStatement## https://www.banglajol.info:443/index.php/BJPT/article/view/50662 The anatomical structures of the genus Iberis L. (Brassicaceae) in Turkey 2020-12-11T10:14:57+00:00 Burcu Yilmaz Çitak burcuyilmaz@selcuk.edu.tr Hüseyin Dural burcuyilmaz@selcuk.edu.tr <p>The present study was designed to analyse the anatomy of the vegetative and reproductive parts of Turkish <em>Iberis </em>species from a systematic point of view. Samples of leaves, stems, roots, fruits, and seeds of each species were collected, fixed, and processed according to the paraffin method for light microscopy. The numerical analysis derived from 11 anatomical characteristics showed that the number and dimensions of vessels in the root, presence of aerenchyma in the leaf, number and dimensions of palisade parenchyma, and mesophyll type were useful for grouping the <em>Iberis </em>taxa. The testa was composed of four layers: the epidermis, subepidermis, compact tissue, and parenchyma. The testa thickness was a significant character to distinguish the investigated <em>Iberis </em>species. In this study, the traditional classification of Turkish <em>Iberis </em>species was mostly congruent with the dendrogram generated vegetative anatomical properties.</p> <p>Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. <strong>27</strong>(2): 213-224, 2020 (December)</p> 2020-12-11T04:12:05+00:00 ##submission.copyrightStatement## https://www.banglajol.info:443/index.php/BJPT/article/view/50663 Taxonomic notes on Nelumbo Adans. with a new cultivar ‘Gomoti’ from Bangladesh 2020-12-11T10:15:00+00:00 Md Abul Hassan zashim01@gmail.com Md Almujaddade Alfasane zashim01@gmail.com Mohammad Zashim Uddin zashim01@gmail.com <p>Living specimens of three colour forms (pink, white and yellowish white) of <em>Nelumbo nucifera </em>Gaertn. were observed in different natural habitats of Bangladesh and collected. Fresh specimens were studied in the field as well as in the laboratory. After detailed study it was concluded that the three colour forms available in Bangladesh belong to the same species, <em>Nelumbo nucifera </em>Gaertn. However, the yellowish white colour form, having many stamens petaloid, is considered as a new cultivar <em>Nelumbo nucifera ‘</em>Gomoti’ and reported here as the first lotus cultivar from Bangladesh.</p> <p>Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. <strong>27</strong>(2): 225-231, 2020 (December)</p> 2020-12-11T04:12:13+00:00 ##submission.copyrightStatement## https://www.banglajol.info:443/index.php/BJPT/article/view/50664 Auto-taxonomy of Brassica tournefortii Gouan. (Brassicaceae) in Egypt 2020-12-17T16:04:04+00:00 Asmaa Abdelhameed azmeyw@gmail.com Wafaa Amer azmeyw@gmail.com Walaa Hassan azmeyw@gmail.com Ayman Aboellil azmeyw@gmail.com <p><em>Brassica tournefortii </em>Gouan. (family Brassicaceae) is one of the five species in the Egyptian flora. Its populations showed notable morpho-plasticity with taxonomic debates, which were not yet resolved. The current study was carried out to assess the species morpho-plasticity and its molecular identity based on ISSR. The study was applied to 27 herbarium and fresh populations, representing all the species distribution ranges in Egypt. The taxonomic revision included 70 morphological characters, revealed five distinct Forms (1-5), radical leaf, and fruit provided the major distinguishable traits among the studied 70 morphological characters based on them the morphologic key is provided to delimit these forms. The pollen grain features using SEM are a pioneer at the infra-specific level, two shapes observed the subprolate (Forms 1&amp; 3) and prolate (Forms 2, 4 &amp; 5). Furthermore, the exine micro-features possess taxonomic value at the infraspecific level. The cluster analysis based on ISSR data revealed two clusters congruent to those developed by morphological and pollen traits. The ISSR results indicated that the species morpho-plasticity is genetically controlled. The study highlights the importance of the multidisciplinary approach to assess the taxonomic identity at the infra-specific level, for the auto-taxonomy of morpho-plastic species.</p> <p>Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. <strong>27</strong>(2): 233-250, 2020 (December)</p> 2020-12-11T04:12:21+00:00 ##submission.copyrightStatement## https://www.banglajol.info:443/index.php/BJPT/article/view/50665 New records of three species and a variety of Angiosperms for Bangladesh 2020-12-11T10:15:06+00:00 Gazi Mosharof Hossain gazibotju@gmail.com Saleh Ahammad Khan gazibotju@gmail.com Mohammad Sayedur Rahman gazibotju@gmail.com Md Abdur Rahim gazibotju@gmail.com <p>During the floristic explorations in Sundarbans mangrove forest of Bangladesh, conducted in 2016-2019, the authors collect some specimens of Angiosperms that are finally identified as <em>Cleisostoma simondii </em>(Gagnep.) Seidenf. of Orchidaceae and <em>Volkameria heterophylla </em>Vent. of Lamiaceae. Specimens of <em>C. simondii </em>are further identified as <em>C</em>. <em>simondii </em>var. <em>guandongense </em>Z.H. Tsi. The authors collect some specimens of another angiospermic plant in 2019 from Gazipur district of Bangladesh and confirm their identification as <em>Leucas martinicensis </em>(Jacq.) R. Br. of family Lamiaceae. All of these taxa are recorded here for the first time from Bangladesh. Detailed taxonomic description with notes on ecology, uses, distribution and distinctness from morphologically similar taxa, photographs and illustration are provided.</p> <p>Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. <strong>27</strong>(2): 251-260, 2020 (December)</p> 2020-12-11T04:12:30+00:00 ##submission.copyrightStatement## https://www.banglajol.info:443/index.php/BJPT/article/view/50666 The importance in DNA barcoding of the regions which is covering rRNA genes and its sequences in the genus Quercus L. 2020-12-11T10:15:08+00:00 Yilmaz Aykut aykut.yilmaz@usak.edu.tr <p>Turkey with 18 oak (<em>Quercus</em>) species is one of the richest country according to species number and diversity. The most important reason of the species diversity in Turkey is its location and geomorphological structure which increase climatic effects and seperate Turkey into different phytogeographic regions. Furthermore, hybridization behaviours which frequently observed between oak species, genetic drift, gene flow and ecological factors cause morphological variations in the plants species. All of these factors make it difficult to define the species concept for plant groups like oaks. Therefore, the region covering 18S rRNA gene/ ITS1/ 5.8S rRNA gene/ ITS2/ 25S rRNA gene and secondly intergenic spacer (IGS)/ 5S rRNA gene for barcoding were obtained from genbank and used as a useful tool for the determination and solution of the phylogenetic relations of taxonomically problematic species, also these barcoding regions were compared with each other according to species recognition ability for oak species. As a result, it can be stated that both barcoding regions have high variable sites based on sequence information to identify the species and evaluate relationships of species studied.</p> <p>Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. <strong>27</strong>(2): 261-271, 2020 (December)</p> 2020-12-11T04:12:40+00:00 ##submission.copyrightStatement## https://www.banglajol.info:443/index.php/BJPT/article/view/50668 Structure, morphogenesis of calyptra and nomenclatural identity of Trichodesmium erythraeum Ehr. (Cyanobacteria) newly recorded off the Southwest coast of Bangladesh 2020-12-17T16:12:43+00:00 Abdul Aziz dr.aziz.botany@gmail.com Mahin Mohid dr.aziz.botany@gmail.com <p><em>Trichodesmium erythraeum </em>Ehrenberg 1830 (Cyanobacteria) has been described and newly recorded from three km off the west coast of the St. Martin’s Island (SMI), Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh. The Red Sea algal bloom was narrowly elliptical raft-like loose aggregates 20-40 cm long, 4-8 cm wide and 2-3 cm thick. Volume of small and large Sea sawdust were 160×10-6 to 960×10-6 m3 consisting of 25-153 millions flat tuft or spindlelike colonies measured 830-1500 μm long and 155-260 μm wide with 13-16 filaments laterally in the median region. Sheath was present around each trichome even covering the tip cell wall the feature has so far not been reported for the <em>Trichodesmium </em>spp. Because of most likely sticky nature of the sheath 300-600 μm long filaments of 195-450 formed compact colonies without colonial sheath around. In interior filaments cells were rectangular 7-10 μm long and 6.3-10 μm wide with abundant gas vacuoles, bluish-green red, no diazocytes developed and without calyptrae. Cells of peripheral filaments were without gas vacuoles, cytoplasm disorganized, appearing necrotic with glycogen granules, and produced convex to sickle-shaped four-layered calyptra consisting of outermost sheath followed by outer extra thick wall, tip cell wall and inner extra thick wall on the tip cell. Calyptra was also produced on tip cells of tapered filaments. Presence of sheath around each trichome binding all filaments into a colony without colonial sheath described here, and presence of nitrogenase containing diazocytes in interior filaments, both temporal and spatial segregation of N2 fixation and photosynthesis within the photoperiod described and discussed in literature made the authors to consider <em>T. erythraeum </em>Ehr. a distinct taxon under family Microcoleacece.</p> <p>Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. <strong>27</strong>(2): 273-282, 2020 (December)</p> 2020-12-11T04:35:14+00:00 ##submission.copyrightStatement## https://www.banglajol.info:443/index.php/BJPT/article/view/50669 Comparative midrib anatomy of Monodora Dunal. and Isolona Engl. (Annonaceae) from West-central Africa 2020-12-11T10:15:11+00:00 Sunday Adebunmi Adeniran debunm11@gmail.com Akeem Babalola Kadiri debunm11@gmail.com James Dele Olowokudejo debunm11@gmail.com <p>This article assessed midrib anatomical description of <em>Isolona </em>Dunal. And <em>Monodora </em>Engl. (Annonaceae) from West-Central Africa. Twelve species of tribe <em>Monodoreae </em>were investigated on the basis of micromorphology of midrib characters with the aid of light microscopy. The study provided important taxonomic characters which aid delineation of inter and infrageneric species within the duo genera. The generic features include centrally positioned, open collateral vascular bundle and furrow shaped midribs which are diagnostic to the genera.U shaped vascular bundles are present in most of the species with inviginating or expanded endings while marginal traces vary from 2 to 4. The presence of keel protrusion at abaxial surface established a closer affinity among <em>M. angolensis, M. crispata, </em>and <em>M undulata </em>with additional features species were delimited. Other variable useful features of midrib encountered are trichomes, parenchyma, collenchyma and sclerenchyma, and adaxial and abaxial shape. The midrib characters have been used to prepare an indented dichotomous key to delimit the species in the genera studied.</p> <p>Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. <strong>27</strong>(2): 283-291, 2020 (December)</p> 2020-12-11T04:35:23+00:00 ##submission.copyrightStatement## https://www.banglajol.info:443/index.php/BJPT/article/view/50670 A synoptical account on the flora of Dohar upazila under Dhaka district of Bangladesh 2020-12-11T10:15:13+00:00 M Oliur Rahman prof.oliurrahman@gmail.com Tasnim Tahia Huq prof.oliurrahman@gmail.com Momtaz Begum prof.oliurrahman@gmail.com <p>A taxonomic study on the flora of Dohar upazila (sub-district) under Dhaka district has been conducted that results in occurrence of 204 angiosperm taxa under 165 genera and 68 families. Magnoliopsida is represented by 158 taxa distributed in 129 genera and 53 families. In contrast, Liliopsida is constituted by 46 taxa under 36 genera and 15 families. Asteraceae appears to be the largest family in Magnoliopsida consisting of 16 species, whereas Poaceae is the largest family with 16 species in Liliopsida. In Magnoliopsida, 23 families are represented by a single species, while in Liliopsida, 7 families are symbolized by a single species. Vegetation analysis shows that herbs are represented by 133 taxa, shrubs by 23 and trees by 48 taxa. Dichotomous bracketed keys to the families, genera, species and varieties are provided for easy identification of the taxa. Each taxon is supplemented by updated nomenclature, habit and representative specimen.</p> <p>Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. <strong>27</strong>(2): 293-322, 2020 (December)</p> 2020-12-11T04:35:31+00:00 ##submission.copyrightStatement## https://www.banglajol.info:443/index.php/BJPT/article/view/50671 The molecular identification of Zanthoxylum armatum DC of Pakistan based on DNA barcoding 2020-12-11T10:15:14+00:00 Shakila Umer khushisbs@yahoo.com Nayab Safdar khushisbs@yahoo.com Khushi Muhammad khushisbs@yahoo.com <p><em>Zanthoxylum armatum </em>DC., belonged to the family Ruteacea, is a medicinal plant used to cure many diseases. DNA barcoding was used as a tool for molecular identification of <em>Zanthoxylum armatum </em>DC<em>. </em>species from Balakot Pakistan. In the present study four DNA barcodes including <em>matk, rbcl, ITS </em>and <em>trnH-psbA </em>were used. The sequenced data were analyzed by using BLASTn at NCBI, FASTA and Mega 7.0 software. During PCR analysis, 3 DNA barcodes <em>ITS, rbcl </em>and <em>trnh-psbA </em>were successfully amplified and showed the 100% sequencing success. Furthermore, these barcode markers showed 99-100% sequence similarity with the reference sequences at the BLASTn. The further analysis revealed the sequence similarity of investigating marker with <em>Zanthoxylum armatum </em>(MH016484.1), <em>Zanthoxylum nitidum </em>(FN599471.1) and <em>Zanthoxylum bungeanum </em>(MF097123.1) respectively. The current finding provides the basis for sequenced data of <em>Z. armatum </em>to be used in future for molecular discrimination among the plant species from Pakistan and it is concluded that combination of diverse kind of barcoding markers could be helpful in proper identification of species at lower taxonomic level.</p> <p>Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. <strong>27</strong>(2): 323-333, 2020 (December)</p> 2020-12-11T04:35:43+00:00 ##submission.copyrightStatement## https://www.banglajol.info:443/index.php/BJPT/article/view/50672 New records of seaweeds from southeastern coasts of Cox’s Bazar district, Bangladesh 2020-12-11T10:15:16+00:00 Abdul Aziz dr.aziz.botany@gmail.com Md Almujaddade Alfasane dr.aziz.botany@gmail.com <p><em>Gracilaria tenuistipitata </em>var. <em>liui </em>Zhang <em>et </em>Xia 1988 from sand-flat at Nuniachara, Cox’s Bazar, <em>Ulva linza </em>Lin. from west coast of Naf R. at Noapara, Teknaf and Fishary Ghat in River Bakkhali, at Cox’s Bazar, and <em>Caulerpa fergusonii </em>Murray from St. Martin’s Island (SMI), have been newly recorded and illustrated from Bangladesh. <em>C. chemnitzschi </em>(Esper) Weber-van Bosse var. <em>irregulare </em>Aziz &amp; Alfasane var. nov. and <em>C. sertularioides </em>(S.G. Gmelin) M. Howe var. <em>robusta </em>Aziz &amp; Alfasane var. nov. from SMI, Cox’s Bazar District, Bangladesh are new to science. Total number of marine algal taxa so far recorded from Bangladesh coasts is now 210.</p> <p>Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. <strong>27</strong>(2): 335-343, 2020 (December)</p> 2020-12-11T04:36:10+00:00 ##submission.copyrightStatement## https://www.banglajol.info:443/index.php/BJPT/article/view/50673 Bibliographical note on the syntaxonomy of the vegetation of Tlemcen, Hafir, Moutas and its reserve (North-western Algeria) 2020-12-17T16:27:37+00:00 Naima Bouazza naiman37@yahoo.fr Kouider Cherifi naiman37@yahoo.fr Brahim Babali naiman37@yahoo.fr - Mohammed Bouazza Lecgen_tlm@yahoo.fr <p>This study provides bibliographical note on the syntaxonomy of the vegetation of Tlemcen, Hafir, Moutas of North-western Algeria, including the associations and alliances of the different higher units found in the Hafir forest and the Moutas Reserve. In this work, we observed modifications of forest and pre-forest structures according to bioclimatic variations. However, in this region, the xericity of the climate is not the only factor destroying the plant cover, anthropization is also a degradation factor. While being aware of the negative consequences, man, through their abusive cultivation, illegal logging, overgrazing, urbanization, the depletion of natural resources;, inhibits the evolution of vegetation, participates in the replacement of a rich plant cover by another and more xerophytic plant cover with thorny and/or toxic feature. The landscape is dominated, for the most part, by open and degraded formations based on therophytes and chamaephytes, linked to Rosmarinetea and Cisto-Lavanduletea. The tree structures in Hafir and the Moutas reserve, still occupy only minimal areas subject to the destructive actions of man and his flock. These formations are still linked to the <em>Quercetea ilicis</em>. These ecosystems are marked by a regressive evolution (forest, pre-forest, scrub, scrubland and therophytization).</p> <p>Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. <strong>27</strong>(2): 345-358, 2020 (December)</p> 2020-12-11T04:36:18+00:00 ##submission.copyrightStatement## https://www.banglajol.info:443/index.php/BJPT/article/view/50674 Leafy vegetables in Chapai Nawabganj district of Bangladesh focusing on medicinal value 2020-12-11T10:15:19+00:00 AHM Mahbubur Rahman drrahmanahmm@ru.ac.bd Most Mejanara Khatun drrahmanahmm@ru.ac.bd <p>Leafy vegetables in Chapai Nawabganj district of Bangladesh was studied from January to December 2019. A total of 111 species belonging to 59 genera under 30 families were recorded, out of which, 52.25% species were wild and 46.84% species were cultivated in this study. Status of occurrence has been recorded for proper conservation management and sustainable utilization of the taxa resulting in 81.98% to be common, 17.11% as rare and 0.90% are found as vulnerable in the study area. A total of 93 medicinal plants have been documented with their uses for the cure of more than 53 diseases. The study showed that the people of Chapai Nawabganj district use leafy vegetables to treat their diseases. Therefore, the documented leafy vegetables should be further investigated for their efficacy and safety to be integrated into conventional medicine. Further more these leafy vegetables need to be conserved for their sustainable utilization.</p> <p>Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. <strong>27</strong>(2): 359-375, 2020 (December)</p> 2020-12-11T09:41:00+00:00 ##submission.copyrightStatement## https://www.banglajol.info:443/index.php/BJPT/article/view/50675 A study on wild edible plants for human consumption in Hizan county of Bitlis, Turkey 2020-12-11T10:15:20+00:00 Ibrahim Demir hosap65@gmail.com <p>This study covers the edible plants in Hizan where there is a rich culture of plant consumption. The study was conducted between 2018 and 2019 to record the culture of traditional food plant use of the local people in Hizan. In this regard, the face-to-face interviews with the local people were made, and the relevant plants used were collected and identified. A total of 65 species of wild edible plants belonging to 24 families were identified, and their different traditional usages were categorized as cooked, cheese making, rennet, specie and gum producing, and as raw or beverages etc. In addition, the use-value (VU) index was calculated for each species. The mostly used species included <em>Rheum ribes </em>L. (UV: 0.70), <em>Gundelia tournefortii </em>L. (0.66), <em>Silene vulgaris </em>(Moench) Garcke, <em>Rosa canina </em>L. (0.64), <em>Urtica dioica </em>L. (0.63), <em>Malva neglecta </em>Wallr. (0.61), and <em>Pistacia khinjuk </em>Stocks (0.60). The culture of edible plant use is widespread throughout the Anatolia. However, traditional uses of many wild plants have not been recorded yet. Therefore, this research will be an important contribution to the preservation of the cultural heritage associated with traditional wild edible plants in this region.</p> <p>Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. <strong>27</strong>(2): 377-389, 2020 (December)</p> 2020-12-11T09:41:11+00:00 ##submission.copyrightStatement## https://www.banglajol.info:443/index.php/BJPT/article/view/50676 Angiosperms in Narsingdi district of Bangladesh: Class Liliopsida 2020-12-11T10:15:21+00:00 Robayda Khanam robaydakhanam@yahoo.com Saleh Ahammad Khan robaydakhanam@yahoo.com <p>This study provides the taxonomic data on 168 plant species belonging to 96 genera and 23 families of Liliopsida (monocotyledons) extant in Narsingdi district of Bangladesh. These species are mostly comprised of herbs (90.48%), followed by trees and shrubs (4.76% each). Poaceae with 66 species under 37 genera is the best represented family, followed by Cyperaceae with 26 species of seven genera, Araceae with 16 species of 11 genera, Commelinaceae with 11 species of four genera and Arecaceae with 10 species of eight genera. <em>Cyperus </em>with 13 species appears as the largest genus, which is followed by <em>Panicum </em>with nine species, <em>Digitaria </em>with six species, and <em>Commelina </em>and <em>Dioscorea </em>with five species each. The six upazilas of this district are 39.77% similar in the species composition of their Liliopsida, but the similarity between the pairs of upazilas varies from 6.45% to 32.31%. Roadside and fallow land habitats share the highest similarity (36.84%) in species composition. Total 117 species are distinguished as economically useful. This study suggests for implementation of necessary measures in order to minimize the major threats to this plant group and to favor its sustainable development in the study area.</p> <p>Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. <strong>27</strong>(2): 391-405, 2020 (December)</p> 2020-12-11T09:41:20+00:00 ##submission.copyrightStatement## https://www.banglajol.info:443/index.php/BJPT/article/view/50679 Preliminary taxonomic study on homestead flora of four districts of Bangladesh: Liliopsida (Monocotyledons) and Pteridophyta 2020-12-11T10:15:23+00:00 Goutam Kumer Roy roy_kbd@yahoo.com Saleh Ahammad Khan roy_kbd@yahoo.com <p>This study provides basic taxonomic data on Liliopsida (monocotyledons) and Pteridophyta of the representative homestead areas of Dhaka, Gazipur, Manikganj and Tangail districts of Bangladesh. The monocotyledons and pteridophytes, growing naturally in the homstead areas, are composed of total 137 and 16 species under 84 and 13 genera belonging to 22 and seven families, respectively. A total of 20, 13, 19 and 17 species respectively, occur exclusively in the homesteads of Dhaka, Gazipur, Manikganj and Tangail districts and only 22 species are common there. Poaceae with 53 species is the largest family and <em>Cyperus </em>with 12 species is the largest genus in monocotyledons. Pteridaceae with eight species and <em>Pteris </em>with three species are the better represented family and genus, respectively in pteridophytes. Total 136 species are appeared as herbs that are followed by 11 species of trees and six species of shrubs. A total of 119 species are documented as economically useful. This study identifies a number of active threats to the flora of the study area, and suggests to launch adequate management and awareness building programs for the homestead people in order to ensure effective conservstion and sustainable use and development of plant genetic resources in the homestead areas of this region.</p> <p>Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. <strong>27</strong>(2): 407-425, 2020 (December)</p> 2020-12-11T09:41:34+00:00 ##submission.copyrightStatement## https://www.banglajol.info:443/index.php/BJPT/article/view/50677 Dissecting molecular evolutionary relationship of Krameriaceae inferred from phylotranscriptomic analysis 2020-12-11T10:15:24+00:00 Mohammad Ajmal Ali ajmalpdrc@gmail.com M Oliur Rahman oliur.bot@du.ac.bd Joongku Lee ajmalpdrc@gmail.com Fahad Al Hemaid ajmalpdrc@gmail.com Sidanand V Kambhar ajmalpdrc@gmail.com Meena Elangbam ajmalpdrc@gmail.com Arun Bahadur Gurung ajmalpdrc@gmail.com <p>The systematic relationships of Krameriaceae have changed considerably. The phylotranscriptomic data sets provide highly informative data for resolving deeper‐level phylogenetic relationships. The phylotranscriptomic analyses to infer evolutionary relationships of Krameriaceae in the order Zygophyllales using the Minimum Evolution, Maximum Parsimony and Maximum Likelihood methods recovered similar topology and taxon proximity. Under the Zygophyllales clade, <em>Krameria lanceolata </em>Torr. of the family Krameriaceae nested with <em>Tribulus eichlerianus </em>K.L. Wilson and <em>Larrea tridentata </em>(Sessé &amp; Moc. <em>ex </em>DC.) Coville belonging to the family Zygophyllaceae with strong nodal support. The phylotranscriptomic analyses suggest that the family Krameriaceae is sister to Zygophyllaceae.</p> <p>Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. <strong>27</strong>(2): 427-433, 2020 (December)</p> 2020-12-11T09:41:39+00:00 ##submission.copyrightStatement## https://www.banglajol.info:443/index.php/BJPT/article/view/50680 Status of occurrence of Livistona jenkinsiana Griff. in Bangladesh 2020-12-11T10:14:55+00:00 Mohammad Zashim Uddin zashim01@gmail.com Md Golam Kibria zashim01@gmail.com Amit Sarker zashim01@gmail.com Alokash Roy zashim01@gmail.com <p>Abstract not available</p> <p>Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. <strong>27</strong>(2): 435-438, 2020 (December)</p> 2020-12-11T09:41:52+00:00 ##submission.copyrightStatement## https://www.banglajol.info:443/index.php/BJPT/article/view/50678 Useful valuable plants of Maithili community in Eastern Nepal: An ethnobotanical study 2020-12-11T10:14:59+00:00 Anand Raj Mallik mallikraj.anand@gmail.com Sujan Chaudhary mallikraj.anand@gmail.com Sabitri Shrestha mallikraj.anand@gmail.com <p>Abstract not available</p> <p>Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. <strong>27</strong>(2): 439-446, 2020 (December)</p> 2020-12-11T09:42:06+00:00 ##submission.copyrightStatement## https://www.banglajol.info:443/index.php/BJPT/article/view/50681 Lichen flora of National Botanical Garden, Mirpur, Dhaka 2020-12-11T10:15:01+00:00 Abdullah Al Kaium prof.shamsi@gmail.com Shamim Shamsi prof.shamsi@gmail.com <p>Abstract not available</p> <p>Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. <strong>27</strong>(2): 447-451, 2020 (December)</p> 2020-12-11T09:42:19+00:00 ##submission.copyrightStatement## https://www.banglajol.info:443/index.php/BJPT/article/view/50684 First record of Leucoagaricus nivalis from Pakistan 2020-12-11T10:15:04+00:00 Sana Jabeen sanajabeen@ue.edu.pk Bushra Waseem sanajabeen@ue.edu.pk - Tuba sanajabeen@ue.edu.pk Mughees Hamid sanajabeen@ue.edu.pk Aneela Yasmeen sanajabeen@ue.edu.pk <p>Abstract not available</p> <p>Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. <strong>27</strong>(2): 453-459, 2020 (December)</p> 2020-12-11T10:10:51+00:00 ##submission.copyrightStatement## https://www.banglajol.info:443/index.php/BJPT/article/view/50685 Elucidating differences between two confusing Shorea contorta S. Vid and Pentacme mindanensis Foxw. species of Dipterocarpaceae via leaf morphometrics: An initial investigation 2020-12-11T10:15:07+00:00 Kean Roe F Mazo keanmaze@gmail.com Lowell G Aribal keanmaze@gmail.com <p>Abstract not available</p> <p>Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. <strong>27</strong>(2): 461-465, 2020 (December)</p> 2020-12-11T10:11:00+00:00 ##submission.copyrightStatement## https://www.banglajol.info:443/index.php/BJPT/article/view/50686 Agricultural product-derived carbon for energy, sensing, and environmental applications: A mini-review 2020-12-11T10:14:56+00:00 Syed Shaheen Shah maziz@kfupm.edu.sa Md Abdul Aziz maziz@kfupm.edu.sa <p>Carbon is one of the versatile materials used in modern life for human welfare. It has a wide range of applications such as drug delivery, coatings, energy generation and storage, gas separation, water purification, sensor fabrication, and catalysis. Most of the widely used carbon materials are graphene and carbon nanotubes. Nonrenewable precursors (e.g., natural gas), toxic chemicals, and complex synthesis methods are often required for their preparation, limiting their wide practical applications. Besides these, biomass-derived carbons are attractive materials as they can be prepared simply from renewable biomass. However, their practical applications' success partially depends on their properties like size, shape, porosity, and presence of heteroatoms, which can be controlled by selecting the proper type of biomass, activating agent, and preparation method. It is noted that different species of plants have different chemical compositions and textures. This mini-review summarizes our group's recent sophisticated developments in agricultural-bio-waste-derived carbonaceous materials, including nanomaterials for electrocatalytic water splitting, electrochemical sensors, supercapacitors, water splitting, water treatment, gas separation, and enhance oil recovery. This offers valuable insights and essential guidelines towards the future design of agro-waste derived carbonaceous materials in various applications.</p> <p>Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. <strong>27</strong>(2): 467-478, 2020 (December)</p> 2020-12-11T10:11:09+00:00 ##submission.copyrightStatement##