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 Wild Edible Plants
Sl. No Scientific Name & Family Local Name Mode of Use
Alisama plantago L Alismaceae Kaothum  Cooked or fresh rhizome is eaten 
Allium hookerri Thw. Liliaceae Maroinapakpi  The whole plant used as vegetable and spices. 
Allium odorum L Liliaceae Maroi Nakuppi  The leaves are used as vegetable and as spices 
Alocasia cullata Schott Araceae pallukabi  The tuber is used as raw in salad and cooked petiole is used as vegetable. 
Alocasia indica (Robx) (Roxb) Schott Araceae Pan  Whole plant is used for curry. 
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 
Alpinia allughas Rose Zingiberaceae Pulei  The shoots with tender leaves are cooked. 
Amarnthus sp.  Amaranthaceae Chengkruk  The cooked tender plant is used for curry. 
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.