Applied Biology and Biotechnology

 ISSN:  2320 –7825  (Print); eISSN   2320 –7833  (Online)

A Survey of Wild Edible Plants used by Rural Peoples of Dindigul District, Tamil Nadu, India

P. Packiaraj, K. Suresh, S. Selva Kumar, S. Sarguna Sundaram and P. Pounraj

Abstract

The Present communication deals with the ethnobotanical exploration, identification, concerns and future potentialities of the wild edible Plant species consumed by the local People inhabiting in rural Peoples of Dindigul district. India. During the years 2012-2013. A field survey for wild food plants was conducted in selected study sites in Dindigul, A total of 35 species belongs to 32 genera and 24 families of wild edible plants were documented. These wild edible Plants also traditionally used as medicine and other miscellaneous purposes by the local communities. A comparative analysis of the data was undertaken showing that the quantity and quality of traditional knowledge varies among the several study areas and is closely related to the traditions, environment and cultural heritage of each country. More similarities of wild edible popular use were revealed from various parts. Additionally, it is important to study such knowledge systems and find innovative ways of infusing them to the future generations. Even though there is relatively abundant information on inventories of wild edible taxa, there is also a crucial need to understand how these plants are consumed and when and how these consumption phenomena change over time and place around. Key words: Wild edibles, Rural Peoples, Dindigul district

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 Volume No. 2(1)                              March,2014