An assessment of plant diversity in Home gardens of Reang Community of Tripura

Abstract

Home gardens are small plots of land surrounding the house and are found in all traditional communities throughout the world. The present study tries to examine the role of Reang Home gardens in North Tripura district of Tripura. A total of 38 Home gardens in 4 hamlet or pada were randomly selected for the study. Total plant inventory and interview method were used to collect data. In Reang Home gardens at North Tripura District overall 148 species under 130 genera belonging to 55 families have been inventoried. Leguminosae and Poaceae were the most dominant families. Forty percent of the Reang Home garden plants were found to harbour edible plant species. (food, Fruits, vegetable, pulses, spices), 22% medicinal, 18% ornamental, 4% timber, 3% fine wood and other categories remain little over 3%. Reang Home garden shows a good diversity with multiple uses. Most Reang peoples rely on folk health care traditions. Domestication of wild plants for food, medicine and other purposes are an important activity.Pleione 12(2): 208 -222. 2018.

Green Leafy Vegetables of Tripura: A Case study

“…Leaves and tubers are cooked as vegetables and also given to the patient suffering from piles and rheumatism. [8,9] The uses of this plant as traditional medicine confirm that it may possess some important biological activities.…”