• Dr Mundeep G. Awaley
• Sushil Bahekar
• Dr. S. M. Bhuskute

The present project work has been undertaken with an aim to bring out detailed documentation of wild edible plants which are used by inhabitants of surrounding area of Nagzira wildlife sanctuary. Wild edible plants are neither cultivated nor domesticated, but available from natural habitats and used as source of food. Forest foods can be categorized as supplementary source of food, seasonal foods in the diet and emergency food. Forests provide number of edible plants for human beings, even today local people dependent on wild edibles. For better taste and good health, local people prefer wild vegetables. And by selling of these wild edible to nearby market they earn income. The present work has been carried out during September 2013 to February 2014. During this period several visit and field trips undertaken and more than twenty four localities have been visited. Contacts and friendship were established with various tribal and local people. Observations and collection of plant species were made during their visits to forest areas to collect wild edible plants in different seasons. In addition to this, conversation made with different tribal people especially experienced and seniors persons of the villages. Medicinal value and local names of the plants were also noted down with the help of local ‘Pujari’ or field guide. All the vouchers have been made in triplicate. Relevant field notes were made on the spot in the field book and field number was given to each specimen. Plant specimens were identified with the help of published state, regional and district floras. Some of the specimen that found difficult to identify were confirmed by matching them with authentically identified species deposited in the herbarium, Department of Botany Bhawabhuti Mahavidyalaya Amgaon.

Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary, Wild Edible Plants, Tribal People, Herbarium.

"Wild Edible Plants of Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary of Gondia District (M.S.)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 10, page no.e478-e497, October-2022, Available :http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2210469.pdf

"Wild Edible Plants of Nagzira Wildlife Sanctuary of Gondia District (M.S.)", International Journal of Emerging Technologies and Innovative Research (www.jetir.org | UGC and issn Approved), ISSN:2349-5162, Vol.9, Issue 10, page no. ppe478-e497, October-2022, Available at : http://www.jetir.org/papers/JETIR2210469.pdf