The ethnobotanical study was conducted between the years 2008 to 2011 in tarai region of Kumaun, Uttarakhand. The paper shows that how different communities uses the same plant species differently due to their indigenous knowledge. In the present paper 22 plant species selected which are widely used in tarai region.
Ethnobotany, Comparative Study, Tribes, Tarai Region, Kumaun, Uttarakhand
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Mathur, A. and Joshi, H., 2016. Comparative study of ethnobotany of tarai region of Kumaun, Uttarakhand with other regions of India and Nepal. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 23(2), pp.117-122. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2016-K9JE36
Manuscript Published on 01 June 2016
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