Int. J. Fores. Env. | Volume 01, Issue 01, 10-20 | https://doi.org/10.18801/ijfee.010120.02
Article type: Research article | Received: 30.01.2020; Revised: 17.02.2020; Published online: 15 April 2020.
Article type: Research article | Received: 30.01.2020; Revised: 17.02.2020; Published online: 15 April 2020.
Diversity of underutilized fruits and their uses in Karnaphuli range, Rangamati, Bangladesh
Md. Rishad Abdullah 1, Md. Eakramul Haque 1, AKM Golam Sarwar 1, Md. Ashrafuzzaman 1, and Md. Mustafizur Rahman 2
1 Department of Crop Botany, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
2 Plant Conservation and Research Foundation, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
✉ Corresponding author: [email protected] (Abdulla, M.R.)
1 Department of Crop Botany, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
2 Plant Conservation and Research Foundation, Mymensingh, Bangladesh.
✉ Corresponding author: [email protected] (Abdulla, M.R.)
Abstract
Underutilized fruits were important sources of food for humankind, before the dawn of civilization. These fruits play a vital role in the supplement of nutrition of marginal people. To determine the diversity of underutilized fruits both cultivated and wild, a field survey was conducted from May 2015 to May 2016 using a semi-structured questionnaire in the Karnaphuli range of Kaptai reserve forest, Rangmati, Bangladesh. A total of 40 households (more than 50% population) in two enclaves of the locality were surveyed. Plant species were preserved in herbarium sheet and were brought to the laboratory for identification consulting monograph and Taxonomist. The local inhabitants used a total of thirty one species underutilized fruits from twenty four genera and seventeen families. Of these, eighty percent was grown in wild and only nine percent of fruits were cultivated. Most of the fruits come from Euphorbiaceae (12%) followed by Rutaceae (9%), Moraceae (9%), Myrtaceae (9%), Anacardiaceae (9%), Oxalidaceae (6%), Flacourtiaceae (6%) and Ebenaceae (6%). Considering the conservation status, 9% vulnerable (VU), 3% endangered (EN), 3% not evaluated (NE) and 83% fruits were least concern (LC). Among the species, Diospyros rammiflora of Ebenaceae was endangered (EN), Haematocarpus validus of Menispermaceae, Mangifera sylvatica of Anacardiaceae, Xerospermum laevigatum of Sapindaceae family were vulnerable (VU) and rarely found in wild. These fruits are taken as fruits, vegetables, preparing pickles and also used for ethnomedicinal purposes. Preferences ranking indicates that Tamarindus indica is the common and favorite fruits among the local inhabitants. They also indicate that earliest step should be taken to conserve these threatened species. Such information is essential for the conservation of those underutilized fruits (especially those grown in the wild) to safeguard them for future generations and to avoid their genetic erosion.
Key Words: Underutilized fruits, Diversity, Conservation, Karnaphuli range and Bangladesh
Underutilized fruits were important sources of food for humankind, before the dawn of civilization. These fruits play a vital role in the supplement of nutrition of marginal people. To determine the diversity of underutilized fruits both cultivated and wild, a field survey was conducted from May 2015 to May 2016 using a semi-structured questionnaire in the Karnaphuli range of Kaptai reserve forest, Rangmati, Bangladesh. A total of 40 households (more than 50% population) in two enclaves of the locality were surveyed. Plant species were preserved in herbarium sheet and were brought to the laboratory for identification consulting monograph and Taxonomist. The local inhabitants used a total of thirty one species underutilized fruits from twenty four genera and seventeen families. Of these, eighty percent was grown in wild and only nine percent of fruits were cultivated. Most of the fruits come from Euphorbiaceae (12%) followed by Rutaceae (9%), Moraceae (9%), Myrtaceae (9%), Anacardiaceae (9%), Oxalidaceae (6%), Flacourtiaceae (6%) and Ebenaceae (6%). Considering the conservation status, 9% vulnerable (VU), 3% endangered (EN), 3% not evaluated (NE) and 83% fruits were least concern (LC). Among the species, Diospyros rammiflora of Ebenaceae was endangered (EN), Haematocarpus validus of Menispermaceae, Mangifera sylvatica of Anacardiaceae, Xerospermum laevigatum of Sapindaceae family were vulnerable (VU) and rarely found in wild. These fruits are taken as fruits, vegetables, preparing pickles and also used for ethnomedicinal purposes. Preferences ranking indicates that Tamarindus indica is the common and favorite fruits among the local inhabitants. They also indicate that earliest step should be taken to conserve these threatened species. Such information is essential for the conservation of those underutilized fruits (especially those grown in the wild) to safeguard them for future generations and to avoid their genetic erosion.
Key Words: Underutilized fruits, Diversity, Conservation, Karnaphuli range and Bangladesh
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Abdullah, M. R. et al. “Underutilized fruits and their diversity in Karnaphuli range, Rangamati, Bangladesh”. International Journal of Forestry, Ecology and Environment, 01(01), (2020):10-20.
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Abdullah, M. R., Haque, M. E., Sarwar, A. K. M. G., Ashrafuzzaman, M. and Rahman, M. M. (2020). Underutilized fruits and their diversity in Karnaphuli range, Rangamati, Bangladesh. International Journal of Forestry, Ecology and Environment, 01(01), 10-20.
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Abdullah, M. R., Haque, M. E., Sarwar, A. K. M. G., Ashrafuzzaman, M. and Rahman, M. M. “Underutilized fruits and their diversity in Karnaphuli range, Rangamati, Bangladesh”. International Journal of Forestry, Ecology and Environment, 01(01), (2020):10-20.
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Abdullah, M. R., Haque, M. E., Sarwar, A. K. M. G., Ashrafuzzaman, M. and Rahman, M. M. 2020. Underutilized fruits and their diversity in Karnaphuli range, Rangamati, Bangladesh. International Journal of Forestry, Ecology and Environment, 01(01), pp.10-20.
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Abdullah, MR, Haque, ME, Sarwar, AKMG, Ashrafuzzaman, M and Rahman, MM. Underutilized fruits and their diversity in Karnaphuli range, Rangamati, Bangladesh. International Journal of Forestry, Ecology and Environment, 2020 April. 01(01): 10-20.
Abdullah, M. R. et al. “Underutilized fruits and their diversity in Karnaphuli range, Rangamati, Bangladesh”. International Journal of Forestry, Ecology and Environment, 01(01), (2020):10-20.
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Abdullah, M. R., Haque, M. E., Sarwar, A. K. M. G., Ashrafuzzaman, M. and Rahman, M. M. (2020). Underutilized fruits and their diversity in Karnaphuli range, Rangamati, Bangladesh. International Journal of Forestry, Ecology and Environment, 01(01), 10-20.
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Abdullah, M. R., Haque, M. E., Sarwar, A. K. M. G., Ashrafuzzaman, M. and Rahman, M. M. “Underutilized fruits and their diversity in Karnaphuli range, Rangamati, Bangladesh”. International Journal of Forestry, Ecology and Environment, 01(01), (2020):10-20.
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Abdullah, M. R., Haque, M. E., Sarwar, A. K. M. G., Ashrafuzzaman, M. and Rahman, M. M. 2020. Underutilized fruits and their diversity in Karnaphuli range, Rangamati, Bangladesh. International Journal of Forestry, Ecology and Environment, 01(01), pp.10-20.
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Abdullah, MR, Haque, ME, Sarwar, AKMG, Ashrafuzzaman, M and Rahman, MM. Underutilized fruits and their diversity in Karnaphuli range, Rangamati, Bangladesh. International Journal of Forestry, Ecology and Environment, 2020 April. 01(01): 10-20.
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