| Hogla local name for a bush-like
small plant, Typha elephantiana of family Typhaceae, frequently
seen in the sundarbans
along the banks of rivers and canals. The plants look like grasses and
may attain heights from two to five meters. The leaf blades are flattened
and composed of aerenchymatous spongy tissue. The plant produces huge
quantity of pollens. These grasses have fibrous root systems. The plant
grows in plenty in the Sundarbans forest as well as in other low lying
areas of Sylhet, in beels and haors. Hogla grass is extensively used to
make mats. Baskets, ropes and different kind of handicrafts are also made
out of the dried materials.
[Abul Khair]
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