Table 10 Documented list of traded species in the markets locally available with prevailing price
Botanical name | Part(s) traded | Trade category | Market price in per unit (Indian rupees) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Food | Medicine | Village market | ||
Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa (Rutaceae) | Fruit | Available | Available | 2–5 per fruit |
Alocasia macrorrhiza Schott (Araceae) | Corm, stem | Available | Available | Corm 10–20 per kg Stem 10–15 per kg |
Alpinia nigra (Gaertn.) Butt (Zingiberaceae) | Stem | Available | NA | 10–15 per kg |
Amaranthus spinosus L. (Amaranthaceae) | Tender shoot | Available | Available | 5–10 per bundle (200–300 g) |
Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam. (Moraceae) | Fruits | Available | NA | 10 per kg |
Averrhoa carambola L. (Oxalidaceae) | Fruit | Available | NA | 10–15 per kg |
Baccaurea ramiflora Lour. (Phyllanthaceae) | Fruit | Available | Available | 20–30 per kg |
Boesenbergia rotunda (L.) Mansf. (Zingiberaceae) | Rhizome | Available | NA | 15–20 per kg |
Choerospondias axillaris (Roxb.) B.L.Burtt & A.W.Hill (Anacardiaceae) | Fruit | Available | NA | 15 per kg |
Citrus assamensis R.M.Dutta & Bhattacharya (Rutaceae) | Fruit | Available | Available | 2–4 per fruit |
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott (Araceae) | Tuber | Available | NA | 10 per kg |
Dendracalamus hamiltonii Nees et Arn. ex Munro (Poaceae) | Shoots | Available | NA | 15 per kg |
Dillenia indica L. (Dilleniaceae) | Fruit | Available | NA | 20 per kg |
Dioscorea alata L. (Dioscoreaceae) | Tuber | Available | NA | 10 per kg |
Gnetum gnemon L. (Gnetaceae) | Leaves | Available | NA | 10 per bundle (150–200 g) |
Hibiscus sabdariffa L. (Malvaceae) | Fruit | Available | NA | 10 per bundle (450–500 g) |
Musa paradisiaca L. (Musaceae) | Fruit, inflorescence | Available | NA | 5 per bundle 10 per inflorescence |
Musa balbisiana Colla (Musaceae) | Fruit, inflorescence | Available | NA | 5 per bundle 10 per inflorescence |
Parkia timoriana (DC.) Merr. (Fabaceae) | Fruit | Available | NA | 30 per kg |
Phlogacanthus thyrsiflorus Nees (Acanthaceae) | Inflorescence | Available | Available | 10 per bundle (150–200 g) |
Phyllanthus acidus (L.) Skeels (Phyllanthaceae) | Fruit | Available | NA | 10–20per kg |
Phyllanthus emblica L. (Phyllanthaceae) | Fruit | Available | Available | 10–20 per kg |
Piper nigrum L. (Piperaceae) | Fresh seed | Available | NA | 150–200 per kg |
Piper thomsonii (C. DC.) Hook. f. (Piperaceae) | Fresh seed | Available | NA | 40–50 per kg |
Rhynchotechum ellipticum (Wall, ex Dietr.) A. DC. (Gesneriaceae) | Tender leaf | Available | NA | 10 per bundle (150–200 g) |
Sesamum abbreviatum Merxm. (Pedaliaceae) | Dry seed | Available | NA | 80 per kg |
Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels, (Myrtaceae) | Fruit | Available | Available | 20–25 per kg |
Terminalia arjuna Wight and Arn. (Combretaceae) | Bark | NA | Available | 15–20 per bundle (500–600 g) |
Zanthoxylum rhetsa (Roxb.) DC (Rutaceae) | Tender shoot | Available | NA | 10–15 per bundle (250–300 g) |
Zingiber chrysanthum Rosc. (Zingiberaceae) | Fruit | Available | Available | 25–30 per kg |
Zingiber officinale Rosc. (Zingiberaceae) | Rhizome | Available | Available | 20–25 per kg |
Zingiber rubens Roxb. (Zingiberaceae) | Shoot | Available | NA | 15–20 per kg |
Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Rose, ex Seem. (Zingiberaceae) | Inflorescence | Available | NA | 10–15 per bundle (350–400 g) |
Zizyphus xylopyrus (Retz) Willd. (Rhamnaceae) | Fruit | Available | NA | 15–20 per kg |