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Table 4 Food and other non-medicinal plant uses recorded in Tormik Valley, Karakorum

From: Ethnobotany of the Balti community, Tormik valley, Karakorum range, Baltistan, Pakistan

Plant species/family/voucher number

Local name

Cultural uses

No. of uses

V

F

FF

HF

DW

WW

FA

B

AT

T

PS

BR

ER

Artemisia brevifolia Wall.

Asteraceae

QAU127152

Bustae

-

-

-

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

Aster himalaicus C.B. Clarke

Asteraceae

QAU127157

Ghzima

-

-

+

-

-

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

Astragalus frigidus A.Gray

Fabaceae

QAU127249

Shashal

-

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

Astragalus psilocentros Fisch.

Fabaceae

QAU127251

BiowaCharchu

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

+

-

1

Berberis pseudumbellata R. Parker

Berberidaceae

QAU127186

Skiorbu

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

+

-

-

-

1

Betula utilis D.Don.

Betulaceae

QAU127187

Staqpa

-

-

-

-

+

+

+

 

+

+

+

+

-

7

Bromus pectinatus Thunb.

Poaceae

QAU127133

Troyuk

-

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

Cerastium fontanum Baumg.

Caryophyllaceae

QAU27207

Bloghar

+

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

Chenopodium album L.

Amaranthaceae

QAU127212

Snio

+

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

Chenopodium foliosum Asch.

Amaranthaceae

QAU127215

SpangOsae

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

Cicer microphyllum Royle.

Fabaceae

QAU127253

Stranjung

Stwa

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

Codonopsis clematidea C.B. Clark

Campanulaceae

QAU127203

Loo sunma

-

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

Colutea paulsenii Freyn.

Fabaceae

QAU127257

Rbana

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

+

-

-

-

1

Convolvulus arvensis L.

Convolvulaceae

QAU127220

Thringthring-mo

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

Cousinia thomsonii C. B. Clarke.

Asteraceae

QAU127162

Charchu

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

Datura fastuosa L.

Solanaceae

QAU127296

Datura

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

+

1

Fragaria nubicola Lindl. ex Lacaita

Rosaceae

QAU127282

KarochaeMarochae

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

Geranium pratense L.

Geraniaceae

QAU127234

PorStwa

-

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

Hippophae rhamnoides ssp. turkestanica L.

Eleagnaceae

QUA127225

Karsoq

-

+

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

Hylotelephium ewarsii (Ledeb.) H.Ohba

Crassulaceae

QAU127221

Gongchu

-

-

-

-

-

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

Juglans regia L.

Juglandaceae

QAU127311

Starga

-

-

-

-

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

Juniperus communis L.

Cupressaceae

QAU127122

Oshuk

-

-

-

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

Juniperus excelsa M. Bieb.

Cupressaceae

QAU127223

Shukpa

-

-

-

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

+

2

Lonicera heterophylla Decne.

Caprifoliaceae

QAU127205

Said

-

-

-

-

+

+

-

-

+

-

-

-

-

3

Lotus corniculatus L.

Fabaceae

QAU127254

Spangol

-

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

Mentha royleana Wall.

Lamiaceae

QAU127239

Foling

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

Onosma hispida Wall. & G. Don.

Boraginaceae

QAU127193

Kangmar

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

Papaver nudicaule L.

Papaveraceae

QAU127248

Nilo

-

-

-

-

-

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

Pimpinella diversifolia DC.

Apiaceae

QAU127140

Kohniod

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

2

Pleurospermum candollei (DC.) Benth. ex C. B. Clark.

Apiaceae

QAU127141

Braq Shandun

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

Poa pratensis L.

Poaceae

QAU127137

Rastwa

-

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

Potentilla salesoviana Steph.

Rosaceae

QAU127284

SniarmaStwa

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

+

-

1

Prunus armeniaca L.

Rosaceae

QAU127312

Chuli

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

+

-

-

1

Rhododendron hypenanthum Balf.f.

Ericaceae

QAU127226

Sursur

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

1

Ribes alpestre wall. ex Decne.

Grossulariaceae

QAU127236

Skioruru

-

+

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

Rosa brunonii Lindl.

Rosaceae

QAU127286

SiaMarpho

-

+

-

+

-

-

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

3

Rosa webbiana Wall.

Rosaceae

QAU127287

SiaSarfo

-

+

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

Rumax nepalensis Spreng.

Polygonaceae

QAU127271

Rashona

+

-

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

Scorzonera hondae Kitam.

Asteraceae

QAU127177

SkiniSmaghra

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

Silene vulgaris (Moench) Garcke.

Caryophylaceae

QAU127209

Bostwa

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

Solanum nigrum L.

Solanaceae

QAU127298

Drumba

shokhlo

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

Spiraea canescens D.Don

Rosaceae

QAU127289

Skhsi

-

-

-

+

-

+

-

-

+

+

+

-

+

6

Tamaricaria elegans (Royle) Qaiser & Ali

Tamaricaceae

QAU127305

Ongbu

-

-

-

+

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

Taraxacum officinale F.H.Wigg

Asteraceae

QAU127181

Khosmas

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

Trifolium pratense L.

Fabaceae

QAU127259

Ol

-

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

Trifolium repens L.

Fabaceae

QAU127258

Hltabuksuk

-

-

+

-

-

-

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

2

Urtica dioica L.

Urticaceae

QAU127308

Khaeshing

+

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

1

  1. V wild edible vegetable, F wild edible fruit, FF fodder and forage, HF hut and fencing, DW domestic wood, WW wool weaving, FA fragrance and affection, B beverages, AT agricultural tools, T thatching, PS polo stick, BR bio-propellant, ER evil repellant