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Volume 33, Issue 1-4, 1991

Articles

A Contribution to the Edible Wild Fruits of Uttar Pradesh Hills

https://doi.org/10.20324/nelumbo/v33/1991/74461

  • K. S. Negi
    • ,
  • R. D. Gaur

K. S. Negi
National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Bhowali, U. P.

R. D. Gaur
National Bureau of Plant Genetic Resources, Bhowali, U. P.

Abstract

The present articles pertains to edible wild fruits collected from U. P. Hills during the years 1982-1992. The U. P. Hills are situated in the centre of the Western Himalaya. The enumeration deals with the treatment of 67 families including 122 genera and 170 species. The important families represented by local wild fruits are Rosaceae (25), Moraceae (10), Cucurbitaceae (7), Rutaceae (6), Solanaceae (6), Berberidaceae (5), Anacardiaceae (4), Ehretiaceae (4), Elaeagnaceae (4), Euphorbiaceae (4) and Verbenaceae (4). Vernacular names, English names, important field characters, traditional uses by the natives, flowering and fruiting season, distribution and frequency, field numbers and nutritive evaluation for each taxon are presented.
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