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| Year : 2002 | Volume
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Traditional use of family loranthaceae form Western Maharashtra, India
DK Kulkarni, M Skumbhojkar
Botany Group, Division of Plant Sciences, Agharkar Research Institute, G.G. Agarkar Road, Pune – 411 004, India
Correspondence Address:
D K Kulkarni
Botany Group, Division of Plant Sciences, Agharkar Research Institute, G.G. Agarkar Road, Pune – 411 004
India
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Family Loranthaceae is charactherized by parasitic nature of its species. Tribal people give importance to members of this family for their wild edible, medicinal values and withcraft and superstitious uses. In this connection, ethnobotanical survey among Mahadeokoli tribe was carried out in five districts namely Ahmadnagar, Nasik, Pune, Raigad and Thane. Information collected during field
survey in Western maharashtra as well as from ancient literature is presented in this paper. |
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