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कोदोकोदोPaspalum scrobiculatumThe kodo of the Deccan and central hills — drought-proof and long-storing.धानधानOryza sativaHalf the country’s calories — and a bucket of it on a terrace teaches more than any book.
कुडमपुलीकुडमपुलीGarcinia gummi-guttaThe souring fruit of Kerala fish curry, dried black and kept all year.जामुन कोकमजामुन कोकमSyzygium caryophyllatumA small-fruited endemic jamun of the southern hills, cropping through the monsoon.आयनीआयनीArtocarpus hirsutusThe wild jack of Malabar — timber for boats and fruit for the monkeys.गुलाब जामुनगुलाब जामुनSyzygium jambosPale crisp fruit that smells of rose water, on a small spreading evergreen.अरबीअरबीColocasia esculentaBig heart leaves on a wet corner; the corm below and the leaf above both go to the…लसोड़ालसोड़ाCordia myxaSticky green fruit for the Rajasthani pickle jar, on a tough small tree.कोकमकोकमGarcinia indicaA slender Western Ghats evergreen with purple fruit that souring curries depend on.खजूरखजूरPhoenix sylvestrisThe sap palm of Bengal and the Deccan, tapped in winter for nolen gur.
अजोलाअजोलाAzolla pinnataA floating fern that fixes nitrogen — fertiliser and fodder that grows itself.कोकमकोकमGarcinia gummi-guttaMalabar tamarind — the sour rind of Konkan and Kerala cooking.
राम तुलसीराम तुलसीOcimum basilicumSweet basil — indigenous cultivation across India long before its pizza career.सब्जासब्जाOcimum basilicum (seed type)Grown for the seed that swells in falooda and summer sherbets.काचरीकाचरीCucumis callosusA wild desert melon of Rajasthan, dried and powdered as a souring agent.सांगरीसांगरीProsopis cineraria (pods)The pod of the khejri — the vegetable that carries the Thar through summer.Not sure where to start?
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By regionEach entry notes where the plant grows well across India, from the Gangetic plain to coastal soils.
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Checked by a botanistNames and facts are reviewed before publication; traditional uses are labelled as traditional.