Toko-Patta (Livistona jenkinsiana Griff): Adi community and conservation of culturally important endangered tree species in eastern Himalaya

Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 231-241

  Singh, Ranjay K ^a   Srivastava, R C ^b   Mukherjee, T K ^c  

^a CENTRAL AGRICULTURAL UNIVERSITY   (India)

^b BOTANICAL SURVEY OF INDIA   (India)

^c CSIR NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE COMMUNICATION AND INFORMATION RESOURCES   (India)

Author keywords

Adi tribe; Arunachal Pradesh; Biocultural knowledge; Conservation; Eastern Himalaya; Endangered biodiversity; Livistona jenkinsiana griff; Toko Patta

Indexed keywords

EID: 78149269570     PISSN: 09725938     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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