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| Title: | Plants associated in forecasting and beliefs within the Meitei community of Manipur, Northeast India |
| Authors: | Singh, H Birkumar |
| Keywords: | Forecasting
Traditional knowledge
Manipur
Northeastern India |
| Issue Date: | Jan-2011 |
| Publisher: | NISCAIR-CSIR, India |
| IPC Code: | Int. Cl.8 : E04H 9/16; G01W 1/10; G01W 1/14; G09G 5/00; A47G 19/26; A01G; G01W 1/14;B27C 9/00 |
| Abstract: | This paper reports on a total of 10 plant species of different families
which are used as indicators in forecasting weather, in predicting natural
calamities, or as taboos or signals of bad omens, among the Meitei community of Manipur state in
North eastern India. These plants belong to dicot (6 species), monocot (3
species) and pteridophyte (single species) and are both cultivated (5 species)
and grown wildly (rest 5 species). The four species namely, Alocasia indica, Brassica campestris, Hibiscus
cannabinus and Mangifera indica
are cultivated purely for food purpose while Platycerium wallichi is cultivated as decorative pot plant. The species namely, Quercus
serrata in not cultivated in private lands. This knowledge system is
still prevalent among the local people, especially in rural areas. |
| Page(s): | 190-193 |
| CC License: |  CC Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 2.5 India |
| ISSN: | 0975-1068 (Online); 0972-5938 (Print) |
| Source: | IJTK Vol.10(1) [January 2011]
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