Phytodiversity of Family Convolvulaceae in Bangladesh Agricultural University Campus

The Morning Glory family Convolvulaceae consists of about 60 genera with 2,000 species, mainly distributed in the tropics and subtropical regions of the world. A total of 22 taxa belonging to 6 genera are present at the Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU) campus. With 14 species lpomoea is the dominant genus followed by Argyreia and Merremia (2 species each). All taxa are important as medicine and food crops except for the well-known ornamental blue daze, EvolvulusglomeratusNees& Mart. Moreover, lpomoea carnea subsp. fistulosa has been identified as an invasive (alien) species for Bangladesh with minimal to moderate concern. The present communication provides a comprehensive description of members of the family Convolvulaceae at the BAU campus with colour photographs for easy identification.