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| Title: | Wild edible plants of Koch Bihar district, West Bengal |
| Authors: | Bandyopadhyay, S
Mukherjee, Sobhan Kr |
| Keywords: | Koch Bihar district
West Bengal
Wild edible plants |
| Issue Date: | Feb-2009 |
| Publisher: | CSIR |
| IPC Code: | Int. cl.8— A23L 1/00, A23L 1/052 |
| Abstract: | Koch Bihar, a district of North-eastern part of the state of West Bengal, is inhabited by
Rajbanshi or Koch tribe which constitutes about 40% of total population of the district. The
other tribal communities are Kheria, Oraon, Rabha and Santhal. Most of them are village
dwellers and depend on plant or plant products to maintain their livelihood. Ethnobotanical field
studies reveals that the ethnic people as well as the other inhabitants of the district have considerable
traditional knowledge of wild edible plants and their utilization. During the field study 125 plant
species belonging to 102 genera under 54 families have been recorded which are commonly used
by the ethnic communities and other inhabitants as wild edible. |
| Page(s): | 64-72 |
| ISSN: | 0972-592X |
| Source: | NPR Vol.8(1) [January-February 2009]
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