Ethnobotanical resources and traditional skills prevalent among the Tagin community of Arunachal Pradesh, India

Abstract

Ethnobotanical field survey was conducted in 10 villages of the Tagin community of Upper Subansiri District of Arunachal Pradesh during the month of May -June 2018 using semistructured questionnaire and focused group discussion methods. The investigation reveals 70 species belonging to 62 genera and 44 plant families along with some unique sets of traditional knowledge and skills associated with diverse use of ethnobotanical resources available in their ethnoecological landscape.Pleione 12(2): 265 -274. 2018.