TITLE:
Plant Diversity of the Baraiyadhala National Park in Chattogram, Bangladesh
AUTHORS:
M. R. Karim, M. F. Ahsan, S. B. Uddin, A. S. M. S. Rahman
KEYWORDS:
Plant, Diversity, Baraiyadhala National Park, Chattogram, Bangladesh
JOURNAL NAME:
American Journal of Plant Sciences,
Vol.14 No.3,
March
31,
2023
ABSTRACT: The floristic diversity was carried out from the selected trails while
studying wildlife at the Baraiyadhala National Park of Chattogram in Bangladesh
from August 2012 to July 2013 and June to October 2017. In total 267 species of
plants (Bryophytes three, Pteridophytes 15, Gymnosperm one, Dicotyledons 200
and Monocotyledons 48) belonging to 186 genera and 80 families were recorded,
which included 102 (38.20%) species of trees, 84 (31.46%) shrubs, 66 (24.71%)
herbs and 15 (5.61%) species of climbers. Overall, Euphorbiaceae (dicotyledon)
constituted the largest family in the study area having 12 genera and 18
species, while Cyperaceae (monocotyledon) was the second largest family
represented by four genera and 11 species. The single gymnosperm species was Cycas pectinata Griff. (Assam cycas)
under Cycadaceae family that naturally grows there. Most of the recorded plants
were terrestrial while the others were aquatic or swampy. Among the plants, 210
(78.66%) species were native, of which 152 were Native (wild), 40 Native (wild
& cultivated) and 18 Native (cultivated), and the remaining 57 (21.34%)
alien species. Of the alien species seven were Alien (wild), ten Alien (wild
and cultivated), four Alien (invasive) and 36 Alien (cultivated). Of the
267-plant species, the highest number was medicinally followed by 41 edible, 31
timber, 13 fuel wood and ornamental, 13 fodder, seven ornamental, six species
used for domestic purposes and fodder, five edible and medicinal, three
vegetables, two vegetables and medicinal, two edible and timber, two timber and
leaf, two ornamental and medicinal, one chemical indicator, one ornamental and
timber, and the use of 17 rest species was unknown.