TY - JOUR AU - Bhattacharyya, Kaustuv AU - Mandal, Sudhendu PY - 2015/07/06 Y2 - 2024/03/28 TI - Characterisation of the Dicotyledonous Wild Edible Plants of The District of Bardhaman, West Bengal JF - Journal of Innovations in Pharmaceutical and Biological Sciences JA - J Inn Pharm Bio Sci VL - 2 IS - 3 SE - Research Article DO - UR - https://jipbs.com/index.php/journal/article/view/75 SP - 337-345 AB - <p>The paper aims to document the traditional knowledge about wild edible plants of the Bardhaman district of West Bengal, India with special reference to the dicotyledons. During the present investigation, a total of 44 species of dicotyledonous wild edible plants belonging to 42 genera and 27 families (<em>sensu </em>Takhtajan, 2009) have been inventorised. Among them 19 are trees, 11 are herbs, 7 are shrubs and 7 are climbers. Majority of the species are fruit-bearing (28). Some edible plants have great economic value and are linked with the socio-economic development of the rural people of the district. Some other species may be introduced in the agroforestry systems, which could become the potential photosynthetic pool to counter environmental degradation.</p><p><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </strong></p> ER -