Table 4 Enumeration of edible plants used by the local people in East Karbi Anglong Wildlife Sanctuary

Aegle marmelos (L.) Corrêa (Rutaceae)

Thepli

T

F

Ripe fruits are eaten directly.

Alocasia macrorrhiza Schott (Araceae)

Hensoksu

H

Rh

Rhizomes are eaten, baked, or roasted.

Alpinia nigra (Gaertn.) Butt (Zingiberaceae)

Tara

H

St

Stems are cooked as curry.

Amaranthus spinosus L. (Amaranthaceae)

Dido

H

Sh

Shoots are made as curry.

Amorphophallus bulbifer (Roxb.) Blume

Hensarku

H

P

Petioles are eaten, roasted, or boiled.

Artocarpus chama Buch.-Ham. (Moraceae)

Phong

T

F, S

Ripe fruits are eaten directly and seeds are roasted.

Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam. (Moraceae)

Jangphong

T

F, S

Ripe fruits are eaten directly and seeds are boiled.

Artocarpus lacucha Buch.-Ham. (Moraceae)

Arong

T

F

Ripe fruits are eaten directly.

Averrhoa carambola L. (Oxalidaceae)

Torte

T

F

Fruits are eaten directly or by making curry.

Annona reticulata L. (Annonaceae)

Longle jangphong

T

F

Ripe fruits are eaten directly.

Baccaurea ramiflora Lour. (Phyllanthaceae)

Dampejuk

T

F

Ripe fruits are eaten directly.

Calamus erectus Roxb. (Arecaceae)

Theng

S

F

Ripe fruits are eaten directly.

Castanopsis indica (Roxb. ex Lindl.) A.DC. (Fagaceae)

Phongrong

T

S

Seeds are eaten raw or roasted.

Choerospondias axillaris (Roxb.) B.L.Burtt & A.W.Hill (Anacardiaceae)

Thesili

T

F

Ripe fruits are eaten directly.

Coix lacryma-jobi L. (Poaceae)

Tumdak

H

S

Seed are roasted.

Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott (Araceae)

Henru ke-ik

H

Tu

Tubers eaten as boiled and curry.

Cucumis melo L. (Cucurbitaceae)

Thoithe suri

H

F

Ripe fruits are eaten directly.

Dendracalamus hamiltonii Nees et Arn. ex Munro (Poaceae)

Kaipho

B

Sh

Fermented shoots are eaten as curry.

Dillenia indica L. (Dilleniaceae])

Plum-plam

T

F

Fruits are eaten as curry.

Dillenia pentagyna Roxb. (Dilleniaceae)

Cherimpi

T

F

Fruits are eaten directly.

Dioscorea alata L. (Dioscoreaceae)

Ruichin

H

T

Tubers eaten as boiled and curry.

Engelhardtia spicata Lechen ex Blume (Juglandaceae)

Marloo

T

F

Ripe fruits are eaten directly.

Garcinia pedunculata Roxb. ex Buch.-Ham.(Clusiaceae)

Pranpre

T

F

Ripe fruits are eaten directly.

Gnetum gnemon L.(Gnetaceae)

Hanthu

S

L, S

Leaves are eaten as curry and seeds are fried.

Hibiscus sabdariffa L.(Malvaceae)

Hanserong ke-er

S

F

Fruits are eaten as curry.

Hodgsonia macrocarpa (Blume) Cogn.(Cucurbitaceae)

Hanthar

C

S

Seeds are eaten raw or roasted.

Melastoma nepalensis Lodd. (Melastomataceae)

Bik bik

S

F

Ripe fruits are eaten directly.

Murraya koenigii (L.) Spreng. (Rutaceae)

Thengsakso

S

L

Leaves are eaten as curry.

Musa paradisiaca L.(Musaceae)

Lothe

H

F, In

Ripe fruits are eaten directly, unripe fruits and inflorescence are eaten, roasted, or boiled.

Musa balbisiana Colla(Musaceae)

Lobong

H

F, In

Ripe fruits and inflorescence are eaten as boiled or curry.

Mussaenda isertiana DC. (Rubiaceae)

Vosopeban

S

L

Tender leaves are eaten with meat.

Olax acuminata Wall, ex Benth. (Olacaceae)

Hanboka

S

L

Leaves are eaten boiled.

Oreocnide integrifolia (Gaudich.) Miq.(Urticaceae)

Thehoi

S

In

Inflorescences are cooked with meat or fish.

Oroxylum indicum (L.) Kurz (Bignoniaceae)

Nopakban

T

Fl, Sh

Flowers and shoots mixed with dried fish to make chutney.

Paederia foetida L. (Rubiaceae)

Rikang menthu

C

L

Leaves are cooked with fish or meat.

Parkia timoriana (DC.) Merr. (Fabaceae)

Themuke

T

F

Fruits are baked and eaten as chutney.

Passiflora foetida L. (Passifloraceae)

Thevu-um

H

F

Ripe fruits are eaten directly.

Phlogacanthus curviflorus (Wall.) Nees (Acanthaceae)

Jok an

S

In

Inflorescences are eaten boiled or baked.

Phlogacanthus thyrsiflorus Nees (Acanthaceae)

Jok-an

S

In

Inflorescences are boiled with dried fish or baked and eaten as chutney.

Phyllanthus acidus (L.) Skeels (Phyllanthaceae)

Takiri thelu

T

F

Fruits are eaten directly.

Phyllanthus emblica L. (Phyllanthaceae)

Thelu kame

T

F

Fruits are eaten raw.

Physalis peruviana L. (Solanaceae)

Bokbok

H

F

Ripe fruits are eaten directly.

Piper thomsonii (C. DC.) Hook. f. (Piperaceae)

Hanbithi

C

L, S

Leaves are cooked with rice flour and eaten as curry, dried seeds are added to curry to give flavour.

Polygonum microcephalum D. Don (Polygonaceae)

Delap

H

L

Leaves are cooked with fish.

Rhynchotechum ellipticum (Wall, ex Dietr.) A. DC. (Gesneriaceae)

Mehek

H

L

Leaves are eaten as boiled or curry.

Sauropus androgynus (L.) Merr. (Phyllanthaceae)

Hanvoti

T

L

Leaves cooked as curry.

Sesamum abbreviatum Merxm. (Pedaliaceae)

Nempo

H

L, S

Leaves and seeds are used for making curry.

Solanum indicum Linn. (Solanaceae)

Hepi sokran

S

L

Leaves are eaten as curry.

Sterculia villosa Roxb. (Malvaceae)

Jintekong

T

S

Roasted seeds are eaten.

Streblus asper Lour. (Moraceae)

Cheri theso

T

F

Ripe fruits are eaten directly.

Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels, (Myrtaceae)

Jangmi

T

F

Ripe fruits are eaten directly.

Trevesia palmata (Roxb. ex Lindl.) Vis. (Araliaceae)

Kokterak

S

In

Inflorescences are boiled and eaten as chutney.

Zanthoxylum rhetsa (Roxb.) DC (Rutaceae)

Arioso hanjor

T

L, Sh

Leaves and shoots are used to make curry.

Zingiber chrysanthum Rosc. (Zingiberaceae)

Sobleksin

H

F

Fruits are eaten as fried.

Zingiber rubens Roxb. (Zingiberaceae)f

Phree kangnek

H

Sh

Shoots are cooked with dried fish.

Zingiber zerumbet (L.) Rose, ex Seem. (Zingiberaceae)

Vorek hanso

H

L, In

Leaves and inflorescences are cooked with dried fish.

Zizyphus xylopyrus (Retz) Willd. (Rhamnaceae)

Bukuri arong

T

F

Fruits are cooked as curry.