Contribution to the Ethnobotany of Dhading District, Central Nepal

Authors

  • Ripu M. Kunwar Centre for Biological Conservation (CBC)
  • Bal K. Nepal Centre for Biological Conservation
  • Krishna P. Sigdel Centre for Biological Conservation
  • Narayan Balami Centre for Biological Conservation (CBC)

Keywords:

ethnobotany, fodder and fuelwood

Abstract

This paper describes the richness of ethnobotanical knowledge of local people of Pinda, Muralibhanjyang and Dhadingbesi areas of Dhading district in central Nepal. A total of 108 species have been recorded which are being used locally. Of them, 96 are used as medicine, 22 as food, 19 as fodder, 15 as fuelwood and five as religious. Species of the families Moraceae, Leguminosae and Euphorbiaceae contributed the most.

Nepal Journal of Science and Technology Vol. 7, 2006

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Author Biographies

Ripu M. Kunwar, Centre for Biological Conservation (CBC)

Centre for Biological Conservation (CBC) Kathmandu, Nepal

Bal K. Nepal, Centre for Biological Conservation

Centre for Biological Conservation (CBC) Kathmandu, Nepal

Krishna P. Sigdel, Centre for Biological Conservation

Centre for Biological Conservation (CBC) Kathmandu, Nepal

Narayan Balami, Centre for Biological Conservation (CBC)

Centre for Biological Conservation (CBC) Kathmandu, Nepal

Published

2007-08-30

How to Cite

Kunwar, R. M., Nepal, B. K., Sigdel, K. P., & Balami, N. (2007). Contribution to the Ethnobotany of Dhading District, Central Nepal. Nepal Journal of Science and Technology, 7, 65–70. Retrieved from https://nepjol.info/index.php/NJST/article/view/574

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Vol. 7 (2006)

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