QUANTITATIVE ETHNOBOTANY OF SOME FICUS L. SPECIES IN KHASI AND JAINTIA HILLS, MEGHALAYA, INDIA
Ficus L. is a genus in Moraceae with 115 taxa from all over India and plays a key role in Indian ethnobotany. The Khasi and Jaintia hill in Meghalaya is rich in flora including the genus Ficus L. and have diverse cultures among local tribes. The uses, coverage, and cultural importance of Ficus ca...
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| description | Ficus L. is a genus in Moraceae with 115 taxa from all over India and plays a key role in
Indian ethnobotany. The Khasi and Jaintia hill in Meghalaya is rich in flora including the genus Ficus L.
and have diverse cultures among local tribes. The uses, coverage, and cultural importance of Ficus can be
expressed through several quantitative ethnobiological indices such as TIV, RFC, CI, and UV. This paper
highlights the indices for ten species of Ficus used by the tribal people in the Khasi and Jaintia hills of
Meghalaya which shows that the genus has higher ethnobotanical value.
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| spelling | doaj.art-0e021ed4ac904fd2a078f96ac2e092002023-09-13T07:49:09ZengWest Bengal Veterinary Alumni AssociationExploratory Animal and Medical Research2277-470X2319-247X2023-09-0113Ethnomedicine Special10210810.52635/eamr/13(S)102-108QUANTITATIVE ETHNOBOTANY OF SOME FICUS L. SPECIES IN KHASI AND JAINTIA HILLS, MEGHALAYA, INDIASreyoshee Sensarma0Chaya Deori1Uma Shankar2Botanical Survey of India, Eastern Regional Centre, Shillong 793 003, India.Botanical Survey of India, Eastern Regional Centre, Shillong 793 003, India.Department of Botany, North-Eastern Hill University, Shillong 793 022, India Ficus L. is a genus in Moraceae with 115 taxa from all over India and plays a key role in Indian ethnobotany. The Khasi and Jaintia hill in Meghalaya is rich in flora including the genus Ficus L. and have diverse cultures among local tribes. The uses, coverage, and cultural importance of Ficus can be expressed through several quantitative ethnobiological indices such as TIV, RFC, CI, and UV. This paper highlights the indices for ten species of Ficus used by the tribal people in the Khasi and Jaintia hills of Meghalaya which shows that the genus has higher ethnobotanical value. https://www.animalmedicalresearch.org/Vol.13_Ethnomedicine-Special-Issue_September_2023/QUANTITATIVE%20ETHNOBOTANY.pdfherbalkhasijaintiaethnobotanyindicesmoraceae |
| spellingShingle | Sreyoshee Sensarma Chaya Deori Uma Shankar QUANTITATIVE ETHNOBOTANY OF SOME FICUS L. SPECIES IN KHASI AND JAINTIA HILLS, MEGHALAYA, INDIA Exploratory Animal and Medical Research herbal khasi jaintia ethnobotany indices moraceae |
| title | QUANTITATIVE ETHNOBOTANY OF SOME FICUS L. SPECIES IN KHASI AND JAINTIA HILLS, MEGHALAYA, INDIA |
| title_full | QUANTITATIVE ETHNOBOTANY OF SOME FICUS L. SPECIES IN KHASI AND JAINTIA HILLS, MEGHALAYA, INDIA |
| title_fullStr | QUANTITATIVE ETHNOBOTANY OF SOME FICUS L. SPECIES IN KHASI AND JAINTIA HILLS, MEGHALAYA, INDIA |
| title_full_unstemmed | QUANTITATIVE ETHNOBOTANY OF SOME FICUS L. SPECIES IN KHASI AND JAINTIA HILLS, MEGHALAYA, INDIA |
| title_short | QUANTITATIVE ETHNOBOTANY OF SOME FICUS L. SPECIES IN KHASI AND JAINTIA HILLS, MEGHALAYA, INDIA |
| title_sort | quantitative ethnobotany of some ficus l species in khasi and jaintia hills meghalaya india |
| topic | herbal khasi jaintia ethnobotany indices moraceae |
| url | https://www.animalmedicalresearch.org/Vol.13_Ethnomedicine-Special-Issue_September_2023/QUANTITATIVE%20ETHNOBOTANY.pdf |
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