A quantitative analysis of the homestead timber and fruit species diversity in two different agro ecological zones of Bangladesh

Two different administrative districts have been selected with the objective of investigating the homestead timber and fruit species diversity in different agroecological zones of Bangladesh. A total of 61 tree species representing 25 genera and 27 species of timber origin and 27 genera and 34 species of fruit origin belonging to 28 families are recorded from both study areas. Anacardiaceae and Myrtaceae are the most diverse families with five species. The quantitative analysis reveals that in the both study areas Acacia auriculiformis is the most dominant tree species, whereas, Areca catechu and Musa species are dominant fruit species for two study areas. The values of diversity indices and evenness indices of the homestead tree and fruit species of the both study areas are close and highly resemble to each other. The higher similarity index value indicate almost similar homestead forest resources in two different agroecological zones of Bangladesh.