Abstract:
The present study was carried out to document the ethnobotanical knowledge of local people on wild trees of eight districts of Central Punjab, viz., Vehari, Pakpattan, Lahore, Faisalabad, Nankana Sahib, Sahiwal, Sialkot and Narowal. Regular field trips were made during 2008-09 and information was gathered by interviewing local people. The plant inventory of 48 plant species belonging to 23 families was constructed, including their utility by indigenous people of respective districts for various purposes, i.e., medicine, fodder, fuel, vegetables, fruits, timber, etc. Phenological behavior of plants was observed either from February to June or July to January but some trees (4.2 %) were found to flower throughout the year.
Page(s):
21-30
DOI:
DOI not available
Published:
Journal: Biologia, Volume: 58, Issue: 1--2, Year: 2012