Abstract
Diversity of angiosperms of Puthia Upazila of Rajshahi district, Bangladesh conducted during October 2019 to December 2021. A total of 194 species belonging to 162 genera under 72 families were recorded. Habit analysis shows that herbs, shrubs, climbers and trees are represented by 76, 37, 26 and 55 species, respectively. Amaranthaceae, Asteraceae, Apocynaceae, Caesalpiniaceae, Convolvulaceae, Cucurbitaceae, Euphorbiaceae, Fabaceae, Moraceae, Malvaceae, Mimosaceae, Myrtaceae, Poaceae, Rutaceae, and Solanaceae are the dominant families with high species diversity. 148 medicinal plants have been documented with their uses for the cure of more than 200 diseases, and some of these are asthma, cough, cold, chicken pox, constipation, dysentery, diarrhea, diabetes, eczema, fever, headache, heart disease, itches, jaundice, menstrual disease, paralysis, piles, skin diseases, snake bite, sex problems, toothache, vomiting, worm, wound and others. Scientific names, local names, habits, families, medicinal uses and part(s) used are provided for each species.
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