Botanical name (Family) | Local name | Plant habit | *Market price (Rs/kg) | Dietary use and preparation# | Voucher Number |
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Alocasia cuculata Schott. (Araceae) | Singju-paan | Rooted herb | Corm (15-20) | Corm cooked with fermented soybean and eaten or prepared traditional salad called as singju (a mixture with fermented fish, chilli and other plants). | 0003 NEIST(M) |
Alpinia galanga Willd. (Zingiberaceae) | Kanghoo | Rhizomatous herb | Rhizome (15-20) | Rhizome decoction smashed with fermented fish and chilli and eaten during both lunch and dinner. | 0004 NEIST(M) |
Alpinia nigra (Gaertn) Burtt (Zingiberaceae) | Pullei | Rhizomatous herb | Rhizome (15-20) | Rhizome boiled with potato and prepared chutney called as eronba-smashed with potato, fermented fish and chilli (also Used in religious ceremonies, symbolic of Manipuri New Year). | 0005 NEIST(M) |
Alternanthera philoxeroides Griseb. (Amaranthaceae) | Kabo-napi | Gregarious herb | HH | Tender shoot cooked as a traditional food item called as ootti-cooked many vegetables together with a pinch of soda -Na2CO3. | 0006 NEIST(M) |
Amomum aromaticum Roxb. (Zingiberaceae) | Namra | Rhizomatous herb | Rhizome (15-20) | Rhizome as a constituent in the preparation of eronba. | 0010 NEIST(M) |
Cardamine hirsuta Linn. (Brassicaceae) | Chantruk-maan | Delicate herb | HH | Shoot cooked-eaten occasionally. | 0013 NEIST(M) |
Centella asiatica (Linn.) Urban (Apiaceae) | Peruk | Creeping herb | Aerial part (8-10) | Whole plant is boiled, smashed with potato and fermented fish and eaten. | 0014 NEIST(M) |
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott (Araceae) | Paan | Herb | Corm (10-20) | Corm and leaf cooked-eaten as ootti. | 0021 NEIST(M) |
Commelina bengalensis Linn. (Commelinaceae) | Wangden-khoibi | Straggling herb | HH | Shoot cooked-eaten occasionally (also used as fodder). | 0022 NEIST(M) |
Dryopteris marginata (Wall.) Christ (Dryopteridaceae) | Lai-changkhrang | Straggling herb | Shoot (8 - 10) | Tender shoot fried-eaten. | 0110 NEIST(M) |
Eclipta alba (L.) Hassk. (Asteraceae) | Uchi-sumban | Prostrate herb | HH | Shoot cooked-eaten occasionally. | 0029 NEIST(M) |
Eleocharis dulcis Linn. (Cyperaceae) | Kokthum | Rooted herb | Root (20-25) | Root cooked with molasses & eaten as snacks. | 0109 NEIST(M) |
Enhydra fluctuans Lour. (Asteraceae) | Komprek-tujombi | Herb | HH | Shoot cooked-eaten or raw as singju. | 0033NEIST(M) |
Euryale ferox Salisb. (Nymphaeaceae) | Thangjing | Rooted herb | Fruit (20-25) | Fruit cooked-eaten or raw as eronba; leaf petiole is eaten as salad. | 0034 NEIST(M) |
Fagopyrum esculentum Moench. (Polygonaceae) | Wakha-yendem | Herb | Shoot (5-8) | Leaf and shoot cooked-eaten as vegetables (also used as fodder for goats). | 0035 NEIST(M) |
Gynura cusimbua (D. Don) Moore (Asteraceae) | Tera-paibi | Herb | HH | Shoot cooked-eaten occasionally. | 0111 NEIST(M) |
Hedychium coronarium Koenig. (Zingiberaceae) | Lok-lei | Tall herb | Rhizome (25-30) | Rhizome cooked and prepared eronba. | 0036 NEIST(M) |
Hedyotis auricularia Linn. (Rubiaceae) | Langban-koukha | Creeping Herb | HH | Tender shoot cooked as ootti. | 0039 NEIST(M) |
Ipomoea aquatica Forsk. (Convolvulaceae) | Kolamni | Herb | Shoot (5-6) | Shoot cooked-eaten. | 0044 NEIST(M) |
Jussiaea repens Linn. (Onagraceae) | Ishing-kundo | Floating herb | HH | Shoot cooked as ootti. | 0112 NEIST(M) |
Jussiaea suffruticosa Linn. (Onagraceae) | Tebo | Straggling Herb | HH | Shoot cooked as ootti. | 0113 NEIST(M) |
Lemanea australis Atkins. (Rhodophyceae) | Nung-sam | Submerged minute herb | Whole plant (1200-1500) | Dried and roasted filaments prepared chutney (the plant produce characteristic fishy smell when roasted in fire- used as fish substitute). | 0047 NEIST(M) |
Marsilea minuta Linn. (Marsileaceae) | Ishing-yensang | Slender herb | HH | Aerial plant parts cooked as ootti. | 0051 NEIST(M) |
Narenga porphyrocroma Bor. (Poaceae) | Singhut-kambong | Under shrub | HH | Infected (with fungus) inflorescence is roasted in the fire, smashed with molasses and rice and eaten. | 0114 NEIST(M) |
Nasturtium indicum Linn. (Brassicaceae) | Uchi-hangam | Delicate herb | HH | Cooked-eaten as vegetables. | 0015NEIST(M) |
Nelumbo nucifera Gaertn. (Nymphaeaceae) | Thambal | Rooted-hydrophyte | Fruit, leaf, flower (12-16), Root (15-20) | Flower, tender shoot, leaf and roots eaten raw as salad; root cooked with molasses & eaten as snacks. | 0053 NEIST(M) |
Nephalium indicum Linn. (Asteraceae) | Phunil | Slender hispid herb | Shoot (5-10) | Shoot is prepared eronba. | 0116 NEIST(M) |
Neptunia oleracea Lour. (Mimosaceae) | Ikaithabi | Floating | Shoot (25-35) | Shoot cooked as eronba or eaten raw as singju. | 0054 NEIST(M) |
Nymphaea alba Linn. (Nymphaeaceae) | Tharo-angouba | Rooted Hydrophyte | Flower: 20 Fruit, petiole: 10 | Flower and petiole eaten as salad or singju (also used as religious offering). | 0117 NEIST(M) |
N. nouchali Burma f. (Nymphaeaceae) | Tharo-angangba | Rooted Hydrophyte | Flower (15-20) Fruit, petiole (10) | Flower and petiole eaten as salad or singju (also as religious offering). | 0055 NEIST(M) |
Nymphaea pubescens Willd. (Nymphaeaceae) | Tharo-ashangba | Rooted Hydrophyte | Flower (18-20) Fruit, petiole (10) | Flower and petiole eaten as salad or singju (also as religious offering). | 0118NEIST(M) |
Nymphaea stellata Willd. (Nymphaeaceae) | 'Thariktha' | Rooted Hydrophyte | Flower (20) Fruit, petiole (10) | Flower and petiole eaten as salad or singju. | 0056NEIST(M) |
Nymphoides indicum (L.) Kuntze (Gentianaceae) | Thariktha-macha | Rooted slender hydrophyte | Petiole (10-14) | Leaf petiole eaten as singju or as eronba. | 0057 NEIST(M) |
Oenanthe javanica (Blume) DC (Apiaceae) | Komprek | Swampy slender herb | Shoot (15-20) | Shoot & leaf is one of the best and preferred species used in the preparation of singju. | 0060 NEIST(M) |
Oxalis corniculata Linn. (Oxalidaceae) | Yensil | Delicate herb | HH | Plant cooked with seeds of pea (Pisum sativum) and eaten during both lunch and dinner. | 0062 NEIST(M) |
Persicaria posumba (Buch- Ham ex D. Don) H. Gross. (Polygonaceae) | Kengoi | Delicate herb | Aerial part (15- 20) | Plant cooked with dry fishes and eaten. | 0119 NEIST(M) |
Pistia stratiotes Linn. (Araceae) | Kang-jao | Floating herb | HH | Leaf cooked as ootti or as eronba (also used as fodder and feed to poultry). | 0120 NEIST(M) |
Plantago erosa Wall. (Plantaginaceae) | Yempat | Herb | HH | Leaf cooked-eaten occasionally. | 0068 NEIST(M) |
Polygonum barbatum Linn. (Polygonaceae) | Yelang | Silvery coloured herb. | Shoot (15-20) | Shoot cooked-eaten or raw as singju. | 0069 NEIST(M) |
Polygonum chinense Linn. (Polygonaceae) | Angom-yensil | Slender herb | HH | Shoot cooked along with peas. | 0121 NEIST(M) |
Polygonum molle D. Don. (Polygonaceae) | Leibung-tharam | Tall herb | Shoot (6-7) | Leaf and shoot cooked-eaten (also used as fodder plant). | 0071 NEIST(M) |
Polygonum plebejum R. Br. (Polygonaceae) | Okthum | Slender herb | HH | Shoot cooked-eaten occasionally. | 0122 NEIST(M) |
Rumex nepalensis Spreng (Polygonaceae) | Torong-khongchak | Herb | HH | Leaf and shoot cooked eaten (also used as poultry feed and animal fodder). | 0083 NEIST(M) |
Sagittaria sagittifolia Linn. (Alismataceae) | Koukha | Slender erect Herb | Root (22-28) | Root cooked-eaten along with molasses, and also prepared eronba and traditional pokada (fried in oil). | 0086 NEIST(M) |
Schoenoplectus lacustris (L.) Palla (Cyperaceae) | Kouna | Tall spongy Herb | (20-30 per 100 tillers) | Tender shoot eaten raw occasionally by children with slightly bitter taste (also used in handicrafts & mats used in religious ceremonies and household needs). | 0087 NEIST(M) |
Spilanthes acmella Hook. f. (Asteraceae) | Chin-lengbi | Straggling herb | Shoot (5-8) | Shoot cooked-eaten. | 0090 NEIST(M) |
Stellaria media (L.) Vill. (Caryophyllaceae) | Yerum-keirum | Delicate herb | Shoot (15-20) | Shoot cooked-eaten as vegetable. | 0091 NEIST(M) |
Trapa natans Linn. (Trapaceae) | Heikak | Rooted hydrophyte | Fruit (8-13) | Fruits cooked-eaten or as raw; petiole eaten as eronba and singju. | 0094 NEIST(M) |
Viola pilosa Blume (Violaceae) | Huikhong | Small herb | Shoot (12-18) | Shoot cooked with dried fish and eaten. | 0095 NEIST(M) |
Zizania latifolia Turcz. ex Stapf. (Poaceae) | Ishing-kambong | Erect tall Herb | Inflorescence (28-35) | Infected inflorescence roasted in fire and eaten along with molasses and rice (shoot of this plant is best fodder for brow-antlered deer - Cervus eldi eldi - a critically engendered species). | 0099 NEIST(M) |