1. To perform analysis of the ethnobotanical information using quantitative ethnobotanical indices.

2. To carry out cross cultural analysis of ethnobotanical information

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Forest Area

Social Survey

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Floristic components – Identification and Nomenclature as per Angiosperm Phylogeny Group VI classification in aid with the Floras and relevant taxonomical publications.

Proforma for data on Ethnobotany (As adopted from Jain and Mudgal (2000) and Pandey (2013) to be modified as and when required.

Ethnobotanical information will be collected through personal interviews, tribal markets and herbal vendors with necessary modification as and when required tribal bhagats, proforma as adopted from Jain and Mudgal (2000) and field surveys. Details of other important aspects of tribal life, plant uses will also be collected as suggested/adopted from Jain and Mudgal (2000), Cotton (1997) and Martin (2008).

Data will be collected on ethnobotanical uses of plant as per proforma.  

Quantitative tools for ethno botanical data analysis (Leontii,2022) and Kushawa et al., (2018)

CROSS CULTURAL ANALYSIS – Multi ethnic Multi locality comparison of ethnobotanical data

1. Quantitative evidence of importance of species or dependence of people on certain species can help even in pleading IPR cases. Information on folk uses is considered more dependable when it satisfies one more of the following criteria:
   1. Same or similar uses of a species reported by more than one  in informant.
   2. Same use reported from different locations (i.e., Multi location)
   3. Same use reported among different ethnic groups (Multi ethnic)
2. The qualitative data obtained on the Ethnobotany, especially each plant will be given some point (P) credibility in the scale of 1 – 6 based on the below given criterions:
   1. More than one report, but from same locality – 1 (point)
   2. Two reports from different localities – 2 (point)
   3. Two reports from 2 different tribes within state or adjacent states – 3 (point)
   4. More than 2 reports from adjacent states but different ethnic groups – 4 (point)
   5. Two reports from distant states and ethnic groups – 5 (point)
   6. More than 2 reports from different states and ethnic groups – 6 (point)

C. The further analysis will be as given below:

1. 1. Same plant, same plant parts
   2. Same plant, different plant parts
   3. Same plant, same uses, same plant part
   4. Same plant, same uses, different plant part
   5. Same plant, same plant part, different uses
   6. Disease wise comparison with life forms (trees, shrubs, herbs, climbers)
   7. Common genera, common species, common families used amongst different tribes within selected region and also comparing it with secondary literature available.

Similar and un similar NTFP’s – collection and utility

Ethnobotanical plants utilized by Kukna tribe