A survey of wild edible tubers, rhizomes, corms, bulbs, root types and stems was under taken and about 28 species belonging to 17 families were documented from different settlements of Valaiyans in the Madurai district, Western Ghats, Tamil Nadu. Plant species with their family names, vernacular names and plant parts used are tabulated.
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Subramanian, A., Mohan, V.R. and Maruthupandian, A., 2011. Little known wild edible plants used by Valaiyans from Madurai district, Tamil Nadu. Journal of Non-Timber Forest Products, 18(4), pp.333-336. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps2000-2011-ZPTSPU
Manuscript Published on 01 December 2011
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