Wild edible plants used by Garo tribes of Nokrek Biosphere Reserve in Meghalaya, India

Abstract

September, 1988 under the UNESCO,s Man and Biosphere (MAB) program, lies between 25°15' N to 25°29' N latitudes and 90°13' E to 90°30' E longitudes, is located in the western parts of the Meghalaya. It comprises of total 820 sq km of which 47.48 sq km is central core zone surrounded by a buffer zone of 772.52 sq km. It is one of the rich hot spot biodiversity area surrounded by Khasi hills (Meghalaya) in the East, Assam in North and West, and Bangladesh in the South. The extensive ethnobotanical work have been done on various tribes such as