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Food plants of the Cholanaikkan and Kattunaikkan communities of Nilambur taluk, Malappuram District, Kerala, India

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Author Affiliations

  • 1Regional Research Institute of Unani Medicine, Chennai, TN-600013, CCRUM, M/O AYUSH, Govt. of India, New Delhi, India
  • 2Institute of Forest Genetics and Tree Breeding, Division of Biodiversity, RS Puram, Coimbatore- 641 002, Tamil Nadu, India

Res. J. Recent Sci., Volume 9, Issue (3), Pages 12-18, July,2 (2020)

Abstract

Southern part of Western Ghats is rich source of hilly terrain, wide area of forest along with its varied wildlife habitats, waterfalls and rivers. Nilambur taluk located in Malappuram district is the part of northeast part of Kerala state, furthermore belongs to the Nilgiri range of the Western Ghats on the banks of the Chaliyar River. The ethnic diversity of the Malappuram district is remarkable as evidenced by number of tribal groups. Ethnobiological studies reported that the authentication, documentation of information and ethno-botanical exploration with respect to food value of wild edible plants and animals. Total 102 plants and plant part used by Cholanaikkan and Kattunaikkan tribes were enumerated from this area these are the normal food of the Cholanaikkan and Kattunaikkan tribes. Therefore, this study considered that the special attention required to them to maintain and improve this significant source of food supply.

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