Three new records of Sterculiaceae for Bangladesh

Authors

  • Md. Manzurul Kadir Mia Former Principal Scientific Officer, Bangladesh National Herbarium, Mirpur-1, Dhaka 1216
  • Md. Oliur Rahman Department of Botany, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000
  • Md. Abul Hassan Department of Botany, University of Dhaka, Dhaka 1000
  • A. Mozaharul Huq Former Consultant-Taxonomist, University of Illinois at Chicago

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjpt.v18i2.9301

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New record

Abstract

Three species belonging to Sterculiaceae, namely Guazuma ulmifolia Lam., Helicteres viscida Bl. and Sterculia urens Roxb. are recorded here for the first time for Bangladesh. Of these, the genus Guazuma is also a new generic record for the country. Updated nomenclature, important synonyms, description, ecology and geographical distribution are provided for each species.

Keywords: Sterculiaceae; New records; Guazuma ulmifolia; Helicteres viscida; Sterculia urens; Bangladesh.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjpt.v18i2.9301

Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 18(2): 153-157, 2011 (December)

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Mia, M. M. K., Rahman, M. O., Hassan, M. A., & Huq, A. M. (2011). Three new records of Sterculiaceae for Bangladesh. Bangladesh Journal of Plant Taxonomy, 18(2), 153–157. https://doi.org/10.3329/bjpt.v18i2.9301

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Vol. 18 No. 2 (2011)

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