Wild edible plants consumed by local communities of Maldah district of West Bengal, India

Type Working Paper - Indian Journal of Scientific Research
Title Wild edible plants consumed by local communities of Maldah district of West Bengal, India
Author(s)
Volume 3
Issue 2
Publication (Day/Month/Year) 2012
Page numbers 163-170
URL http://www.indianjournals.com/ijor.aspx?target=ijor:ijsr1&volume=3&issue=2&article=028
Abstract
This work highlighting those plants (Angiosperm and Pteridophytes) used as leafy vegetable and wild fruits among the different local and tribal peoples in the remote areas of the district Maldah. A total of 84 angiosperms belong to 71 genera representing 46 families and 2 species of Pteridophytes belong to 2 genera representing 2 families have been enlisted from the district. Different parts of wild plants like leaves, young twig, seeds, petiole, rhizome etc are generally used as vegetables.

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