Plant Diversity of Murang Community and their Botanical Identification of Bandarban Hill District, Bangladesh

Syedul Alam; Asim Kumar Paul

doi:10.36808/if/2014/v140i7/51389

Plant Diversity of Murang Community and their Botanical Identification of Bandarban Hill District, Bangladesh

Authors

Syedul Alam Forest Botany Division, Bangladesh Forest Research Institute, P.O.Box. 273, Chittagong-4000
Asim Kumar Paul Forest Botany Division, Bangladesh Forest Research Institute, P.O.Box. 273, Chittagong-4000

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.36808/if/2014/v140i7/51389

Keywords:

'Murang', Plant diversity, Botanical names, Identification, Bandarban

Abstract

This paper presents the Murang plant diversity and their botanical identification of Ampu para, Chimbuk para, Kapru para and Kurang para Community reserve forest managed by the 'Murang' Community of Bandarban hill district, Bangladesh. 'Murang' names of 178 botanical species have been recorded. The specimens were studied and determined by consulting local flora and by matching with the identified specimens available at DACB and BFRIH. One hundred and seventy eight plant species belonging to 130 genera under 60 families have been recorded. Habit diversity of this reserve shows that 105 are trees (59%), 31 shrubs (17%), 29 herbs (16%) and 13 species are climbers (8%). The most common species is kanak (Schima wallichii) with profuse regeneration potentially. A list of 178 'Murang' plants with their Bangla and botanical names with family is reported. The species are enumerated with 'Murang' name (s), botanical names (s), Bangla name(s) and habitat diversity.

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