Research Article | Published: 01 December 2013

Ethnobotany of common wild foods of primitive tribal groups of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh

J. Koteswara Rao and T. V. V. Seetharami Reddi

Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products | Volume: 20 | Issue: 4 | Page No. 291-294 | 2013
DOI: https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2013-5111TR | Cite this article

Abstract

The present study documents the traditional wild food plants used by the primitive tribal groups of Visakhapatnam district. A total of 24 plant species involving 19 genera and 18 families are used as wild foods. Among them 7 species each are herbs and trees, 6 shrubs and 4 climbers. It is observed that traditional knowledge on wild food plants is quite high among the primitive tribal groups. Efforts should be made to educate younger generation of other tribal groups before the knowledge is lost.

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Rao, J.K. and Seetharami Reddi, T.V.V., 2013. Ethnobotany of common wild foods of primitive tribal groups of Visakhapatnam district, Andhra Pradesh. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 20(4), pp.291-294. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2013-5111TR

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Manuscript Published on 01 December 2013

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