Online Plant Biodiversity Database of Mizoram

Mizoram University (Tanhril) Aizawl, P.O Box No. 190

List of Species in the Category - Wild Edible Vegetables


Specimen Name Local Name IUCN Habit Ecological Status Action
Lasia spinosa (L.) Thwaites Changhrat NA Herb NA
Lepionurus sylvestris Blume Anpangthuom (Hmar) Anpangthuam (Mizo) NA Shrub NA
Leucaena leucocephala (Lam.) de Wit Zawngtate (Hmar) Japan Zawngtah NA Tree NA
Litsea cubeba Pers. Thinghmarcha NA Tree NA
Lycianthes neesiana (Nees) D'Arcy & Zhi Y.Zhang Hlothli NA Shrub NA
Marsdenia formosana Masam. Ankhate NA Climber NA
Marsdenia maculata Hook Ankhapui NA Climber NA
Melocanna baccifera Kurz Ruo Mau (Hmar) Mau tuai (Mizo) NA Bamboo NA
Musa balbisiana Colla Hnachangvuoi (Hmar) Tumbu (Mizo) NA Herb NA
Parkia timoriana (DC.) Merr Zawngta NA Tree NA
Plantago major L. Vawkna an/ Kelba an NA Herb NA
Rhynchotechum ellipticum (Wall. ex D. Dietr.) A. DC Tierhrep (Hmar) Tiar rep (Mizo) NA Shrub NA
Senegalia pennata (L.) Khanghmuk (Hmar), Khanghu (Mizo) NA Tree NA
Solanum nigrum L. Anzo NA Herb NA
Trevesia palmata (Roxb.ex Lindl.) Vis Kawtebel (Hmar) Kawhtebel (Mizo) NA Tree NA
Zanthoxylum rhetsa (Roxb.) DC. Singzuor (Hmar) Chingit (Mizo) NA Tree evergreen forests, typically between 500 and 1500 meters in elevation.