Biodiversity : Use and Conservation

An initiative of Ambika Prasad Research Foundation for Biodiversity Conservation. Biodiversity is the foundation for human health. By securing the life-sustaining goods and services which biodiversity provide to us, the conservation and sustainable use of biodiversity can provide significant benefits to our health. (Special thanks to R U, Cuttack; NBPGR, Base Centre, Cuttack; RIE (NCERT),Bhubaneshwar, RPRC, Bhubaneshwar, Wikipedia and other sources for data collection)

Wild Edible Food of Odisha

Some major wild edible fruits in Odisha :

Alangium salvifolium (Akola)
Antidesma ghaesembilla (Nuniari)
Artocarpus lacucha (Jeuta)
Calamus latifolius (Beto kodi)
Diospyros melanoxylon (Kendu)
Ficus auriculata (Raj Dimri)
Glycosmis pentaphylla (Chauli)
Lannea coromandelica (Jia)
Bridelia retusa (Kasi)
Opilia amentacea
Xantolis tomentosa (Kanta Baula)
Toddalia asiatica
Streblus asper (Sahada)
Pithecellobium dulce (Jilebia, Sima Kaian)
Averrhoa carambola (Karamanga)

Sanjeet Kumar
Department of Botany, Ravenshaw University

Biodiversity : Use and Conservation

Wild Edible Food of Odisha

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