Diversity of leafy vegetables used by tribal peoples of C hhattisgarh, India

Abstract

Traditional leafy crops are important fresh crops during the rainy season. They are especially important in dried form during winter and spring seasons. The availability of leafy vegetables in dried form on the local market as a source of cheap protein and as a winter vegetable is, however, limited. Leafy vegetables are in general readily available in this region. Wild plants such as, Amaranthus species, Borhaavia diffusa, Basell rubra, Cleome gynandra, Chenopodium species Corchorus species,Leucas cephalotes, Hibiscus cannabinus, and Trianthema portulacastrum are very popular and still are widely available in the communities. ISSN: 2319-7706 Volume 3 Number 4 (2014) pp. 611-622 http://www.ijcmas.com