Abstract
Madhya Pradesh in central India lies between 17°48’N and 26°52’N latitude and 70°2’E and 84°24’E longitude and abounds in biodiversity of flora and fauna due to its rich forest cover. It has a geographical area of 443,446 sq. km, of which 30.5% is under forest (Anon., 1995). It is home to a number of primitive tribes, namely Gond, Bhil, Baigas, Saharia, Kol, Abujhamarias, Bharias, Hill Korwa and Kamar (Tiwari, 1994). The ethanobotanical treasure occurring in the forests of Madhya Pradesh provides sustenance and livelihood to the tribal communities and rural poor which constitute nearly 23% of the population of the state. The higher fungi in particular have an important place in the diet and medicines of the tribes, about which little is known to the socalled civilized world. The present study therefore attempts to provide an insight into the ethnomycology of this region.
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Harsh, N.S.K., Rai, B.K., Soni, V.K. (1999). Some Ethnomycological Studies from Madhya Pradesh, India. In: Singh, J., Aneja, K.R. (eds) From Ethnomycology to Fungal Biotechnology. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-4815-7_3
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