Ethnobotanical Documentation of Wild Edible Plants Used by Gujjar Community of Tarai West Forest Division Ramnagar, Nainital, India.
Kailash Chandra Pandey1 * and Neeta Pande2
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Department of Botany,
Haldwani,
M.B. Govt. P.G. College,
Nainital,
Uttarakhand
India
http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.11.3.16
The present investigation highlights the identification and documentation of wild edible plants used by Gujjar community in foothills of Shiwalik range ofKumaun Himalaya. Survey method by using semi structured interview schedule with the Gujjar community was used to collect the information. During the survey, a total of 51 plants belong to 33 families and 46 genera were listed as edible, out of which 39% trees, 25% shrubs, 22% herbs and 14% were climbers. Various parts of the plant were used as food, of which fruits and leaves were extensively used. The study also deals with the availability status of listed plants,about 13 plants found abundantly, 09 were common and 29 plants placed in rare category. The results emerge from this study suggested that exploration and documentation of wild edibles plants offer new variety of food to be added in the healthy diet but their survival in near future is threatened due to lack of awareness and documentation. Therefore, both wild edibles plants as well as traditional knowledge need priority action for conservation.
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Pandey K. C, Pande N. Ethnobotanical Documentation of Wild Edible Plants Used by Gujjar Community of Tarai West Forest Division Ramnagar, Nainital, India. Curr World Environ 2016;11(3). DOI:http://dx.doi.org/10.12944/CWE.11.3.16
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Pandey K. C, Pande N. Ethnobotanical Documentation of Wild Edible Plants Used by Gujjar Community of Tarai West Forest Division Ramnagar, Nainital, India. Curr World Environ 2016;11(3). Available from: http://www.cwejournal.org/?p=16485
