Table 1 Non-tribal children's, teens' and mothers' wild food plant identification according to participation in the Educational Programme.
Wild food plants* | Mothers | Children** | Teens | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Did not participate EP | Participated EP | Participated EP | ||||||
n = 25 | n = 14 | n = 5 | n = 8 | |||||
count | % | count | % | count | % | count | % | |
Alternanthera sessilis (L.) DC. | 23 | 92 | 7 | 50 | 5 | 100 | 8 | 100 |
Amaranthus spinosus L. | 24 | 96 | 11 | 79 | 5 | 100 | 7 | 88 |
Amaranthus viridis L. | 12 | 48 | 13 | 93 | 4 | 80 | 7 | 88 |
Arenga wightii Griff. | 3 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 4 | 50 |
Bacopa monnieri (L.) Pennell | 19 | 76 | 8 | 57 | 5 | 100 | 8 | 100 |
Bidens biternata Merr. & Sherff | 11 | 44 | 1 | 7 | 4 | 80 | 7 | 88 |
Cassia tora L. | 24 | 96 | 9 | 64 | 5 | 100 | 8 | 100 |
Centella asiatica Urban | 20 | 80 | 2 | 14 | 5 | 100 | 7 | 88 |
Colocasia esculenta Schott | 23 | 92 | 14 | 100 | 4 | 80 | 6 | 75 |
Cyathula prostrata Blume | 9 | 36 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 5 | 63 |
Cycas circinalis Roxb | 5 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 60 | 3 | 38 |
Dioscorea belophylla Voigt | 3 | 12 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 38 |
Dioscorea kalkapershadii Prain & Burkill | 8 | 32 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 20 | 3 | 38 |
Dioscorea oppositifolia L. | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 80 | 6 | 75 |
Dioscorea wightii Hook.f. | 1 | 4 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 25 |
Diplazium esculentum (Retz.) Sw | 20 | 80 | 10 | 71 | 5 | 100 | 8 | 100 |
Hygrophila erecta (Burm.f.) Hochr. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 25 |
Lycianthes laevis Dunal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 25 |
Momordica subangulata Blume | 8 | 32 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 80 | 7 | 88 |
Mukia maderaspatana M.Roem. | 4 | 16 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 40 | 1 | 13 |
Passiflora calcarata Mast. | 9 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 1 | 13 |
Physalis minima L. | 6 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 13 |
Portulaca oleracea L. | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 2 | 25 |
Solanum nigrum L. | 19 | 76 | 8 | 57 | 2 | 40 | 4 | 50 |
Trianthema portulacastrum L. | 16 | 64 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 4 | 50 |
Waltheria indica L. | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 40 | 2 | 25 |