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मेस्तामेस्ताHibiscus sabdariffa var.The sour leaf of Assam and Manipur, cooked with fish and pork.तमरिल्लोतमरिल्लोSolanum betaceumEgg-shaped tart fruit on a soft-wooded small tree of the eastern hills.इस्कुसइस्कुसSechium eduleThe squash that covers a whole roof in one season across the eastern hills.
कागजी नेमुकागजी नेमुCitrus limon var.The thin-skinned Assam lemon, fragrant enough to scent a whole kitchen.खासी संतराखासी संतराCitrus reticulataThe loose-skinned orange of the Khasi and Jaintia hills, ripe in December.सोहफलांगसोहफलांगFlemingia vestitaA tuberous legume of Meghalaya, eaten raw and crisp with salt and mustard oil.गुरलुगुरलुCoix lacryma-jobiHard glossy grain used as food, as beads and as a brewing grain in the hills.
काली मिर्चकाली मिर्चPiper nigrumThe vine that made the Malabar coast; needs a tree to climb and constant humidity.बड़ी इलायचीबड़ी इलायचीAmomum subulatumThe smoked black cardamom of Sikkim, grown under alder shade.राजा मिर्चराजा मिर्चCapsicum frutescensSmall upright fruit on a woody perennial that crops for years in the hills.योंगचाकयोंगचाकParkia timorianaThe tree bean of Manipur — long flat pods with a pungent unmistakable smell.मैरोई नकुप्पीमैरोई नकुप्पीAllium hookeriThe thick-rooted chive of Manipur, eaten root and leaf together.धानधानOryza sativaHalf the country’s calories — and a bucket of it on a terrace teaches more than any book.गुलाब जामुनगुलाब जामुनSyzygium jambosPale crisp fruit that smells of rose water, on a small spreading evergreen.सुपारीसुपारीAreca catechuThe slender betel-nut palm of the wet coasts, grown in dense shaded gardens.वनीलावनीलाVanilla planifoliaA climbing orchid that must be hand-pollinated flower by flower, at dawn.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.