Three new records of Aroids (Araceae) for Bangladesh

Abstract

Three aroid species, namely Colocasia gigantea (Blume) Hook. f., Epipremnum pinnatum (L.) Engl. and Scindapsus perakensis Hook. f. under the family Araceae are recorded for the first time for Bangladesh. An updated nomenclature including important synonyms, illustrated descriptions, flowering and fruiting times, specimens examined, ecology, geographical distribution, occurrance within Bangladesh and uses for each species have also been provided. Key words: Colocasia gigantea, Epipremnum pinnatum, Scindapsus perakensis, New records, Araceae, Bangladesh DOI: 10.3329/bjpt.v13i2.581 Bangladesh J. Plant Taxon. 13(2): 83-91, 2006 (December)

Three new records of Lauraceae for Bangladesh

“…It is introduced into Comoros, KwaZulu-Natal, Mauritius, Rodrigues, Réunion, Seychelles, and Trinidad and Tobago (POWO, 2023;Ngernsaengsaruay et al, 2011). In Bangladesh, the genus Litsea is known to be represented by 19 species (Heinig, 1925;Khan and Banu, 1969;Mia and Huq, 1986;Alam, 1988;Das and Alam, 2001;Ara et al, 2007;Mia, 2009;Arefin et al, 2011;Ara and Khan, 2015;Basak and Alam, 2015;Rahman and Hassan, 2017;Rahman and Uddin, 2018;Uddin and Hassan, 2018;Uddin, 2018;Rahim, 2019). (Fig.…”