Flora

Bangladesh being a tropical country is rich in vegetation. The villages are located amidst groves of jack fruit, mango, banana, coconut, palm and various other useful trees. The country also produces good quality timber, bamboo and cane. Rubber plantation has also been started in the hilly areas. Useful medicinal herbs are found both in hills and plains in plenty. The forest area covers about 17% of total land mass and the government has take initiative to increase and preserve the country’s reserve forests. Sundarbans, the largest mangrove forest of the world, stretches along the south-western seaboard of Bangladesh. The UNESCO has declared the Sundarbans as ‘World Heritage Site’.

 Seasonal fruits and flowers which are abundantly available in the country.

This Post is collected from Bangladesh

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