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MORPHOLOGICAL STUDIES OF SOME MEDICINAL PLANTS GROWN IN BANGLADESH (Pages : 24 - 31)

The present study focuses the knowledge on morphological features of medicinal plants for their authentic identification. The medicinal plants were also grown with a view to popularize the cultivation and its necessity and also for future scientific study and sustainable uses. Twelve (12) medicinal plants were studied in order to understand the morphological characters as well as their useful information. The lowest growth rate was recorded 6.5 cm in country mallow and the highest was 97 cm in nutmeg plant. The highest number of primary branches (22), secondary branches (60) in asparagus and tertiary branches (25) in country mallow were recorded. The growth habit of majority of the plants were erect and some were of spreading and erect spreading. The canopy diameter was the lowest 2 cm and 4 cm in snake plant and the highest was 50 cm and 120 cm in rose flower fragrant during planting and after six months of planting respectively. The lowest planting density (03) in life plant and the highest (70) in asparagus were recorded. The lowest stem diameter was found 0.57 cm in asparagus and the highest was 2.55 cm in snake plant. Various colour was recorded like green, light green and greyish. Snake plant showed stem hairs, but other plants had no stem hairs. The density of stem hair was abundant in snake plant. The shape of leaf, leaf apex, leaf base and leaf margin were observed and found different shapes e.g. cordate, lanceolate, obtuse, linear, subulate etc. The highest length of leaf was recorded 15.6 cm in cattle bush, but the lowest 3.9 cm in country mallow. The leaf width was found highest 8 cm in nutmeg plant, but the lowest 0.3 cm in asparagus. The highest length of petiole was 7.6 cm in nutmeg plant, but the lowest 0.1 cm in rosy flowered leadwort. The leaves, roots, stems, barks, flowers, fruits and seeds of the studied plants are used as medicine to control different diseases. Tree size, type and nature were also recorded to identify the plants.Download