|
Sl. No |
Scientific Name & Family |
Local Name |
Mode of Use |
| 1 |
Alisama plantago L Alismaceae |
Kaothum |
Cooked or fresh
rhizome is eaten |
| 2 |
Allium hookerri Thw. Liliaceae |
Maroinapakpi |
The whole plant
used as vegetable and spices. |
| 3 |
Allium odorum L Liliaceae |
Maroi Nakuppi |
The leaves are
used as vegetable and as spices |
| 4 |
Alocasia cullata Schott Araceae |
pallukabi |
The tuber is
used as raw in salad and cooked petiole is used as vegetable. |
| 5 |
Alocasia indica (Robx) (Roxb) Schott Araceae |
Pan |
Whole plant is
used for curry. |
| 6 |
Alocasia macrorrhiza (L) Schott Araceae |
Hongngu |
The petiole are
crushed along with dry small fishes anf the paste is dried and eaten after
cooked & the dried slices of the rhizome is used as chips |
| 7 |
Alpinia allughas Rose Zingiberaceae |
Pulei |
The shoots with
tender leaves are cooked. |
| 8 |
Amarnthus sp. Amaranthaceae |
Chengkruk |
The cooked
tender plant is used for curry. |
| 9 |
Asternanthera sessilis sp. Amaranthaceae |
Phakchet |
The leaves with
tender stems are used specially in chagempomba curry |
| 10 |
Bambusa nutans & Bambasa tuida Wall Poaceae |
Sanebi |
Young shoots
from fresh plant are cooked or fermented shoots are used. |
| 11 |
Benincasa hispida (Thoxb) Cogn. Cucurbitaceae |
Torbot |
Fruits are used
as fresh or cooked. |
| 12 |
Brassica camperstris Brassicaceae |
Hanggam |
Leaves are
eaten as fresh or cooked, seeds are used for oil production. |
| 13 |
Centella asiatica (L) Urban Apiaceae |
Peruk |
He whole plant
is cooked and used as curry |
| 14 |
Chenopodium album L. Chenopodiaceae |
Monshaobi |
The leaves are
used as vegetable. |
| 15 |
Cissus adnata Roxb Vitaceae |
Kongouyen |
The leaves are
used as vegetable. |
| 16 |
Colocasia giganatea Hook Araceae |
Yendem |
The whole plant
is generally used for vegetable. |
| 17 |
Crolalaria Juncea L. Papilionaceae |
U-Hawai matol |
The stem with
young tender leaves are used in salad. |
| 18 |
Curcuma zedoaria Salish Zingiberaceae |
Yaipal |
The whole
inflorescence head with flowers is used as vegetable. |
| 19 |
Cycas pectinata Grift Cycadaceae |
Yendang |
The young
tender leaves and male cone are used as vegetable. |
| 20 |
Dendrocalamus gigantanus Munro Poaceae |
Meiribob |
Yong shoots &
fermented young shoots are used as vegetable. |
| 21 |
Dioscorea glabra Robx Dioscoreaceae |
Ha |
The cooked or
roasted root tubers are eaten. |
| 22 |
Euryale ferox Salisb Nymphaeaceae |
Thangjing |
The young
thorny leaves and petioles are used as fresh or cooked. Seeds with pulp are used
as raw or cooked |
| 23 |
Hibiscus cannabinus L. Malvaceae |
Saugri |
The boiled
leaves are used as curry. |
| 24 |
Houttuynia cordata Thunb Saururaceae |
Toningkhok |
The fresh whole
plant is used as spices for curry and salad |
| 25 |
Ipomoea aquatica Forsk Convolulaceae |
Kolamani |
The whole plant
is used in salads and cooked in curry. |
| 26 |
Isoetes debii Cucurbitaceae |
Sorbol |
The fruits are
edible as vegetable. |
| 27 |
Lagenaria vulgare Standl. Cucurbitaceae |
Khongdrum |
The fruits are
edible as vegetable. |
| 28 |
Lemanea australis Alkins Algae |
Nungsam |
The sun dried
plant is fried and eaten in salted condition. |
| 29 |
Lentinellus cochleatus Fungi |
Uyel |
The fruiting
body is cooked and eaten. |
| 30 |
Leucaena glauca Benth Mimosaceae |
Chigonglei
angouba |
Tender leaves,
young fruits and seeds are used as raw or fry as vegetable. |
| 31 |
Lysinuachia ovata zeylanica L Acraniaceae |
Kangoi |
The plant is
used as vegetable by the local people. |
| 32 |
Momordica charantia L Cucurbitaceae |
Karot Akhabi |
The cooked or
fry fruits is eaten as curry. |
| 33 |
Musa paradisiaca L. Musaceae |
Laphu |
The stem,
inflorescence and fruits are used as vegetable. |
| 34 |
Nelumbo nucifera Gaentn. Nymphaceae |
Thambal |
The young stems
and leaves and Rhizomes are used as vegetable. Fruits is also edible. |
| 35 |
Neptunia oleracea Lour Mimosaceae |
Ishing
Ikaithabi |
The young stems
and leaves are eaten raw in salad and cooked. |
| 36 |
Nymphaea sp. Nymphaceae |
Tharo |
Tubers are
boiled and eaten. The fruits petioles and flowers are used as vegetable |
| 37 |
Ocimum barilieum L. Lamiaceae |
Mayangba |
The leaves and
whole inflorescence are used as spices for salad and curry. |
| 38 |
Oenanthe javanica (BI) DX Araceae |
Comprek |
The plant is
used in salad and cooked as curry. |
| 39 |
Parkia javanica Merr Mimosaceae |
Yongchak |
The flower is
used in salad. The fruits are also used as vegetable as raw or cooked. |
| 40 |
Pistia stratiotes L. Araceae |
Kangjao |
The young
leaves are served as cooked vegetable. |
| 41 |
Pisum sativum L. Papilionaceae |
Hawai Mangal |
The young twigs
and leaves are used in salad, young fruits and dried seeds are used as
vegetable. |
| 42 |
Polygonum flaccidum L. Polygonaceae |
Yelang |
The young shoot
and tender leaves are used as vegetable. |
| 43 |
Rumex nuritimus L. Ponysonaceae |
Palang shak |
The leaves are
used as a vegetable. |
| 44 |
Sagittaria sagittifolia L Alismaceae |
Koukha |
The petioles
are cooked and eaten. The tubers are also eaten as cooked or raw. |
| 45 |
Sesbania cannabinuss Merr. Papilionaceae |
Chuchurangmei |
The young
leaves and fruits are used as vegetable. |
| 46 |
Stellaria media L. Caryophylliaceae |
Yerum Keirum |
The young
leaves and shoots are used as vegetable. |
| 47 |
Trapa natas L. Trapaceae |
Heikak |
The leaves,
stem, roots and fruits are eaten as vegetable by the people. |
| 48 |
Vicia sativus L Pailionaceae |
Pikongjai |
The young
tender stems with leaves are used in salad by the people in rural areas. |
| 49 |
Vulvariella esculenta (Mass) Singh Fungi |
Charuyen |
The plant or
fruiting body is used as vegetable |
| 50 |
Zizania latifolia Turor. Poaceae |
Eshing Kambong |
The young stem
with tender leaves are used as vegetable. |