Later, IUCN Red List Threatened plants included 24 vascular plant species (IUCN, 1997). Khan al. (2001) produced Red Data Book Vascular plants Bangladesh
(PDF) Conserving threatened plants of Bangladesh: Miles to go before we
The IUCN Red List Threatened Species™ been assessing conservation status plants, fungi animal species a global scale the 50 years. its conception 1964, Red List evolved become world's comprehensive information source the extinction risk species.
The subject threatened plants in Bangladesh their importance inventory first highlighted Khan (1991) a tentative list 12 threatened vascular plants in Bangladesh. Later, IUCN Red List Threatened plants included 24 vascular plant species (IUCN, 1997).
List Threatened Plants Bangladesh Sl. No. Scientific Family 1. Abelmoschus hostilis (Wall.) Khan Sakhawat Malvaceae 2. Acanthephippium sylhetense Lindl. Orchidaceae 3. Acanthus leucostachyus Wall. Acanthaceae 4. Achyrospermum wallichianum Benth. Lamiaceae 5. Aeschynanthus hookeri C. B. Clarke Gesneriaceae 6.
for country, records suggest existence at 16 endemic species flowering plants in Bangladesh. Plate 12 : Fox tail Orchid ( ) in Northestern part the Country.Rhynchostylis retusa Plant group Number species World Subcontinent Bangladesh Virus/Bacteria 8,050 850 470 Algae 40,000 7,175 1988 +
Complete inventory two families, Apocynaceae Vitaceae, been and recognized 28 threatened species facing environmental threats, need sustainable conservation management Bangladesh. study aimed inventorying threatened plant species Bangladesh determine status occurrence emphasizing setting-up national conservation strategies .
Finally, first volume the Red Data Book Flowering Plants Bangladesh been published 235 threatened species various categories complete inventory 13 families, reported 45.19% taxa these families threatened facing environmental threats various degrees the wild (Rahman, 2013), the .
It argued that, per IUCN Red List categories the Volume 1 'Red Data Book Vascular Plants Bangladesh' published 2001, four angiosperm species threatened (1 .
Photo 11: local rice germplasm Bangladesh. (a) Rodhuni Pagal, (b) Badshabhog, (c) Pathor Nati, (d) Khorma, (e) Katak Tara, (f) Hati Sail 55 Photo 12: situ conservation facilities BARI 60 Photo 13: timber trees Bangladesh 82 Photo 14: Medicinal plants in Bangladesh. (a) Abroma augusta
Established 1964, International Union Conservation Nature's Red List Threatened Species evolved become world's comprehensive information source the global conservation status animal, fungi plant species. IUCN Red List a critical indicator the health the world's biodiversity.