Sl. No
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Scientific Name & Family
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Local Name
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Mode of Use
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1
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Alisama plantago L Alismaceae
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Kaothum
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Cooked or fresh rhizome is eaten
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2
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Allium hookerri Thw. Liliaceae
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Maroinapakpi
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The whole plant used as vegetable and spices.
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3
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Allium odorum L Liliaceae
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Maroi Nakuppi
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The leaves are used as vegetable and as spices
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4
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Alocasia cullata Schott Araceae
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pallukabi
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The tuber is used as raw in salad and cooked petiole is used as vegetable.
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5
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Alocasia indica (Robx) (Roxb) Schott Araceae
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Pan
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Whole plant is used for curry.
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6
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Alocasia macrorrhiza (L) Schott Araceae
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Hongngu
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The petiole are crushed along with dry small fishes anf the paste is dried and eaten after cooked & the dried slices of the rhizome is used as chips
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7
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Alpinia allughas Rose Zingiberaceae
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Pulei
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The shoots with tender leaves are cooked.
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8
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Amarnthus sp. Amaranthaceae
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Chengkruk
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The cooked tender plant is used for curry.
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9
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Asternanthera sessilis sp. Amaranthaceae
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Phakchet
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The leaves with tender stems are used specially in chagempomba curry
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10
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Bambusa nutans & Bambasa tuida Wall Poaceae
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Sanebi
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Young shoots from fresh plant are cooked or fermented shoots are used.
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11
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Benincasa hispida (Thoxb) Cogn. Cucurbitaceae
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Torbot
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Fruits are used as fresh or cooked.
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12
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Brassica camperstris Brassicaceae
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Hanggam
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Leaves are eaten as fresh or cooked, seeds are used for oil production.
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13
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Centella asiatica (L) Urban Apiaceae
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Peruk
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He whole plant is cooked and used as curry
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14
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Chenopodium album L. Chenopodiaceae
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Monshaobi
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The leaves are used as vegetable.
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15
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Cissus adnata Roxb Vitaceae
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Kongouyen
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The leaves are used as vegetable.
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16
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Colocasia giganatea Hook Araceae
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Yendem
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The whole plant is generally used for vegetable.
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17
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Crolalaria Juncea L. Papilionaceae
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U-Hawai matol
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The stem with young tender leaves are used in salad.
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18
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Curcuma zedoaria Salish Zingiberaceae
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Yaipal
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The whole inflorescence head with flowers is used as vegetable.
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19
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Cycas pectinata Grift Cycadaceae
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Yendang
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The young tender leaves and male cone are used as vegetable.
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20
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Dendrocalamus gigantanus Munro Poaceae
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Meiribob
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Yong shoots & fermented young shoots are used as vegetable.
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21
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Dioscorea glabra Robx Dioscoreaceae
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Ha
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The cooked or roasted root tubers are eaten.
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22
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Euryale ferox Salisb Nymphaeaceae
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Thangjing
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The young thorny leaves and petioles are used as fresh or cooked. Seeds with pulp are used as raw or cooked
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23
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Hibiscus cannabinus L. Malvaceae
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Saugri
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The boiled leaves are used as curry.
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24
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Houttuynia cordata Thunb Saururaceae
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Toningkhok
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The fresh whole plant is used as spices for curry and salad
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25
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Ipomoea aquatica Forsk Convolulaceae
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Kolamani
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The whole plant is used in salads and cooked in curry.
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26
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Isoetes debii Cucurbitaceae
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Sorbol
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The fruits are edible as vegetable.
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27
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Lagenaria vulgare Standl. Cucurbitaceae
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Khongdrum
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The fruits are edible as vegetable.
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28
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Lemanea australis Alkins Algae
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Nungsam
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The sun dried plant is fried and eaten in salted condition.
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29
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Lentinellus cochleatus Fungi
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Uyel
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The fruiting body is cooked and eaten.
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30
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Leucaena glauca Benth Mimosaceae
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Chigonglei angouba
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Tender leaves, young fruits and seeds are used as raw or fry as vegetable.
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31
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Lysinuachia ovata zeylanica L Acraniaceae
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Kangoi
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The plant is used as vegetable by the local people.
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32
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Momordica charantia L Cucurbitaceae
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Karot Akhabi
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The cooked or fry fruits is eaten as curry.
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33
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Musa paradisiaca L. Musaceae
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Laphu
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The stem, inflorescence and fruits are used as vegetable.
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34
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Nelumbo nucifera Gaentn. Nymphaceae
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Thambal
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The young stems and leaves and Rhizomes are used as vegetable. Fruits is also edible.
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35
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Neptunia oleracea Lour Mimosaceae
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Ishing Ikaithabi
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The young stems and leaves are eaten raw in salad and cooked.
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36
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Nymphaea sp. Nymphaceae
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Tharo
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Tubers are boiled and eaten. The fruits petioles and flowers are used as vegetable
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37
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Ocimum barilieum L. Lamiaceae
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Mayangba
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The leaves and whole inflorescence are used as spices for salad and curry.
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38
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Oenanthe javanica (BI) DX Araceae
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Comprek
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The plant is used in salad and cooked as curry.
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39
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Parkia javanica Merr Mimosaceae
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Yongchak
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The flower is used in salad. The fruits are also used as vegetable as raw or cooked.
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40
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Pistia stratiotes L. Araceae
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Kangjao
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The young leaves are served as cooked vegetable.
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41
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Pisum sativum L. Papilionaceae
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Hawai Mangal
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The young twigs and leaves are used in salad, young fruits and dried seeds are used as vegetable.
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42
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Polygonum flaccidum L. Polygonaceae
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Yelang
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The young shoot and tender leaves are used as vegetable.
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43
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Rumex nuritimus L. Ponysonaceae
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Palang shak
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The leaves are used as a vegetable.
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44
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Sagittaria sagittifolia L Alismaceae
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Koukha
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The petioles are cooked and eaten. The tubers are also eaten as cooked or raw.
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45
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Sesbania cannabinuss Merr. Papilionaceae
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Chuchurangmei
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The young leaves and fruits are used as vegetable.
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46
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Stellaria media L. Caryophylliaceae
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Yerum Keirum
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The young leaves and shoots are used as vegetable.
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47
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Trapa natas L. Trapaceae
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Heikak
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The leaves, stem, roots and fruits are eaten as vegetable by the people.
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48
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Vicia sativus L Pailionaceae
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Pikongjai
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The young tender stems with leaves are used in salad by the people in rural areas.
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49
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Vulvariella esculenta (Mass) Singh Fungi
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Charuyen
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The plant or fruiting body is used as vegetable
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50
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Zizania latifolia Turor. Poaceae
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Eshing Kambong
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The young stem with tender leaves are used as vegetable.
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