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Table 11 List of NTFPs with different categories of uses and their use value

From: Non-timber forest products and their contribution to healthcare and livelihood security among the Karbi tribe in Northeast India

Botanical name (voucher no.)

Medicinal uses

Wild edible uses

Household building materials and utensil

Spices and condiment uses

Dye uses

Use value (UV=U/n)

Abroma augustum (EKAWLS141)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.028

Abrus precatorius (EKAWLS160)

+

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.057

Acacia pennata (EKAWLS179)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.071

Aegle marmelos (EKAWLS200)

+

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.085

Alocasia macrorrhiza (EKAWLS221)

+

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.057

Alpinia nigra (EKAWLS199)

+

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.071

Alternanthera sessilis (EKAWLS222)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.042

Alternanthera philoxeroides (EKAWLS240)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.028

Amaranthus spinosus (EKAWLS142)

+

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.042

Amblovenatum opulentum(EKAWLS251)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Amorphophallus bulbifer (EKAWLS260)

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Annona reticulate (EKAWLS159)

+

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.057

Annona squamosa (EKAWLS178)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Aralia armata (EKAWLS239)

āˆ’

Ā 

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Areca catechu (EKAWLS161)

āˆ’

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Artocarpus chama (EKAWLS252)

āˆ’

+

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.042

Artocarpus heterophyllus (EKAWLS259)

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.028

Artocarpus lacucha (EKAWLS220)

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.028

Averrhoa carambola (EKAWLS162)

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Azadirachta indica (EKAWLS180)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.057

Baccaurea ramiflora (EKAWLS198)

+

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.042

Bambusa afjinis (EKAWLS238)

āˆ’

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Bambusa pallida (EKAWLS158)

āˆ’

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Bambusa tulda (EKAWLS201)

āˆ’

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Bauhinia racemosa (EKAWLS224)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.042

Bauhinia variegata (EKAWLS241)

+

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.128

Boesenbergia rotunda (EKAWLS177)

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Bridelia retusa (EKAWLS143)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.071

Bridelia tomentosa (EKAWLS181)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Calamus erectus (EKAWLS197)

āˆ’

+

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.028

Callicarpa arborea (EKAWLS202)

āˆ’

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Capsicum annuum (EKAWLS237)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.057

Careya arborea (EKAWLS157)

+

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.028

Cassia fistula (EKAWLS242)

āˆ’

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Castanopsis indica (EKAWLS252)

āˆ’

+

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.028

Centella asiatica (EKAWLS163)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.128

Cheilocostus speciosus (EKAWLS293)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.042

Choerospondias axillaris (EKAWLS286)

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Cissampelos pareira (EKAWLS225)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.114

Citrus assamensis (EKAWLS176)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.042

Clerodendrum infortunatum (EKAWLS288)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.042

Clinopodium umbrosum (EKAWLS219)

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Coix lacryma-jobi (EKAWLS144)

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Colocasia esculenta (EKAWLS183)

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Croton caudatus (EKAWLS196)

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

+

0.014

Cucumis melo (EKAWLS236)

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Curcuma longa (EKAWLS243)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

+

0.114

Dalbergia sisso (EKAWLS253)

āˆ’

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.114

Datura metel (EKAWLS287)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.042

Dendracalamus hamiltonii (EKAWLS278)

āˆ’

+

+

+

āˆ’

0.042

Dendrocalamus strictus (EKAWLS203)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.028

Dillenia indica (EKAWLS175)

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Dillenia pentagyna (EKAWLS156)

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Dioscorea alata (EKAWLS275)

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Dipteris wallichii (EKAWLS218)

āˆ’

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Drymaria cordata (EKAWLS226)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.100

Ehretia acuminata (EKAWLS254)

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

+

0.028

Engelhardtia spicata (EKAWLS184)

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Ficus benghalensis (EKAWLS244)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.042

Ficus hispida (EKAWLS164)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.071

Ficus racemosa (EKAWLS274)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.042

Garcinia pedunculata (EKAWLS255)

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Garcinia xanthochymus (EKAWLS258)

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

+

0.014

Garuga pinnata (EKAWLS235)

āˆ’

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Geophila repens (EKAWLS196)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.042

Gnetum gnemon (EKAWLS272)

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.028

Habenaria dentata (EKAWLS216)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.042

Hedyotis scandens (EKAWLS204)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Hibiscus cannabinus (EKAWLS174)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.071

Hibiscus sabdariffa (EKAWLS145)

+

+

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.085

Hodgsonia macrocarpa (EKAWLS185)

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides (EKAWLS245)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.042

Ichnocarpus frutescens (EKAWLS195)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.100

Indigofer tinctoria (EKAWLS155)

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

+

0.028

Kaempferia galanga (EKAWLS205)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Leea indica (EKAWLS226)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.042

Leucas aspera (EKAWLS234)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.042

Lippia alba (EKAWLS261)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.042

Livistona jenkinsiana (EKAWLS165)

āˆ’

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Magnolia hodgsonii (EKAWLS217)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.071

Mangifera indica (EKAWLS271)

+

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.057

Melastoma nepalensis (EKAWLS146)

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Mesua ferrea (EKAWLS154)

āˆ’

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Moringa oleifera (EKAWLS173)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Murraya koenigii (EKAWLS186)

+

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.085

Musa paradisiaca (EKAWLS194)

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.028

Musa balbisiana (EKAWLS233)

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.028

Mussaenda isertiana (EKAWLS262)

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Nyctanthes arbor-tristis (EKAWLS269)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.042

Ocimum gratissimum (EKAWLS206)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.028

Olax acuminata (EKAWLS227)

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Oreocnide integrifolia (EKAWLS257)

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Oroxylum indicum (EKAWLS216)

+

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.128

Oxalis corniculata (EKAWLS246)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.085

Paederia foetida (EKAWLS250)

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Parkia timoriana (EKAWLS228)

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Passiflora foetida (EKAWLS153)

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Phlogacanthus tubiflorus (EKAWLS172)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.057

Phlogacanthus curviflorus (EKAWLS268)

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Phlogacanthus thyrsiflorus (EKAWLS232)

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Phrynium pubinerve (EKAWLS166)

āˆ’

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Phyllanthus acidus (EKAWLS193)

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Phyllanthus emblica (EKAWLS187)

+

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Physalis peruviana (EKAWLS215)

+

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.042

Piper nigrum (EKAWLS247)

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Piper thomsonii (EKAWLS147)

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.028

Polygonum microcephalum (EKAWLS263)

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Pseudocaryopteris foetida (EKAWLS292)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Rhynchotechum ellipticum (EKAWLS208)

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Sarcochlamys pulcherrima (EKAWLS249)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.042

Sauropus androgynus (EKAWLS231)

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Senna alexandrina (EKAWLS264)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.071

Sesamum abbreviatum (EKAWLS192)

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.042

Sida acuta (EKAWLS214)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.085

Sida rhombifolia (EKAWLS148)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.042

Solanum indicum (EKAWLS188)

+

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.057

Solanum torvum (EKAWLS167)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.057

Stemona tuberosa (EKAWLS171)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Sterculia villosa (EKAWLS152)

āˆ’

+

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.028

Streblus asper (EKAWLS209)

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Strobilanthes cusia (EKAWLS213)

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

+

0.014

Syzygium cumini (EKAWLS149)

+

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.057

Tabernaemontana divaricata (EKAWLS170)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.057

Tephrosia purpurea (EKAWLS190)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.028

Terminalia arjuna (EKAWLS212)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.028

Terminalia bellirica (EKAWLS151)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

+

0.042

Terminalia myriocarpa (EKAWLS191)

āˆ’

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Tragia involucrata (EKAWLS168)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Trema orientalis (EKAWLS210)

āˆ’

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Trevesia palmata (EKAWLS212)

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Wrightia coccinea (EKAWLS150)

āˆ’

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Zanthoxxlum rhetsa (EKAWLS229)

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

0.057

Zanthoxylum armatum (EKAWLS248)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Zingiber chrysanthum (EKAWLS256)

+

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.114

Zingiber officinale (EKAWLS230)

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

0.114

Zingiber rubens (EKAWLS211)

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.014

Zingiber zerumbet (EKAWLS189)

āˆ’

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.028

Zizyphus xylopyrus (EKAWLS169)

+

+

āˆ’

āˆ’

āˆ’

0.071