SN

Scientific Name

Local Name

English Name

Use

Status

Pteridophytes

1. Lygodiaceae Presl

1

Lygodium flexuosum (L.)

LataDhekia

Climbing Fern

Medicinal

N (wild)

2

L. giganteum Tagawa

LataDhekia

Climbing Fern

Ornamental

N (wild)

3

L. microphyllum (Cav.) R. Br.

LataDhekia

Climbing Fern

Vegetables & Medicinal

N (wild)

Magnoliopsida (Diocotyledons)

2. Acanthaceae A. L. de Jussieu

4

Thunbergia grandiflora Roxb.

Bans Lata

Blue Trumpet Vine

Medicinal

N (wild)

3. Asteraceae Dumortier

5

Mikania micrantha kunth

Asamlata

Climbing Hemp Weed

Medicinal

A (inv)

4. Convolvulaceae A. L. de Jussieu

6

Ipomoea maxima (L.f.) D. Don ex Sweet.

Boro Kalmi

Nt

Medicinal

N (wild)

7

Merremia umbellata (L.) Hallier f.

Sada Kolmi

Nt

Medicinal

N (wild)

5. Cucurbitaceae A. L. de Jussieu

8

Coccinia grandis (L.) Voigt

Telakucha

Ivy Gouard

Medicinal

A (wild)

6. Fabaceae Lindley

9

Abrus precatorius L.

Kunch

Indian Liquorice

Medicinal

N (wild)

10

Pueraria tuberosa (Willd.) DC.

Gola Kunch

Nt

Medicinal

N (wild)

7. Piperaceae C. A. Agardh

11

Piper betle L.

Pan

Betel Piper

Edible

A (cul)

12

P. boehmeriaefolium Wall.

Boyemarich

Nt

Medicinal

N (wild)

13

P. longum L

Pipul Morich

Log Pepper

Medicinal

N (cul)

Liliopsida (Monocotyledons)

8. Dioscoreaceae R. Brown

14

Dioscorea glabra Roxb.

Shora Alu

Nt

Edible (Rhizom)

N (cul)

15

D. pentaphylla L.

Jhum Alu

Yam

Medicinal

N (cul)