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Some ethnobotanical notes from northeastern India

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This paper deals with the ethnobotany of 48 plants from Northeastern India. The information was derived from specimens deposited in the herbarium of the Botanical Survey of India at Shillong (ASSAM). Vernacular names of plants and voucher specimens are mentioned. The importance of ethnobotanical studies of herbarium materials is discussed.

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    Present address: Botanical Survey of India, P. O. Botanic Garden, 711103, Howrah, India

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    Namita Dam (Director)

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Jain, S.K., Dam, N. Some ethnobotanical notes from northeastern India. Econ Bot 33, 52–56 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF02858211

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