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ETHNO BOTANICAL EDIBLE PLANT BIODIVERSITY OF LEPCHA TRIBES

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Title ETHNO BOTANICAL EDIBLE PLANT BIODIVERSITY OF LEPCHA TRIBES
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Creator ASHOK KUMAR,
R.K. AVASTHE
GOPAL SHUKLA
Y. PRADHAN
 
Subject Edible, Lepchas, Plant diversity, Sikkim Himalaya
 
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Dzongu area of North Sikkim is one of the most biologically diverse habitats reserved for the Lepcha tribe in Sikkim.
Surveys were conducted among the community during January to December 2009-10 to document the edible plants
wealth of the area. Edible resources were categorized into four types on the basis of their uses. The paper highlights the
edible resources commonly used by these tribes for life saving purposes in a very remote part of the country. Among
vegetables, spices, fruits and underutilized plants, 38 plants belonging to 11 families under 24 genera are used as
vegetables, nine plants from five families and seven genera are used as spices, 10 plants from seven families and nine
genera are used as fruits and 19 plants from 17 families and 18 genera are underutilized for different purposes.
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Date 2020-02-25T11:04:32Z
2020-02-25T11:04:32Z
2012-01-01
 
Type Research Paper
 
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http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/33081
 
Language English
 
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