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Market and Biodiversity Survey on Various Species of Fabaceae Family in Dhubri District of Assam

Prasenjit Bhagawati*

Various species of Fabaceae family are well known for their food value in the form of popular vegetable and also as a source of traditional ethnomedicine. A total of 17 available edible species of Fabaceae family viz., Phaseolus vulgaris (common name: Bush bean), Vigna unguiculata spp. Sesquipedalis, Vigna unguiculata spp. Sesquipedalis, Vigna sinensis/Vigna unguiculata spp. Sesquipedalis, Dolichos bengalensis, Lablab purpureus, Lablab niger, Lablab vulgaris, Phaseolus limenis, Phaseolus lunatus, Phaseolus coccineus, Vigna umbelleta, Canavalia enformis, Dolichos pruriens, Dolichos biflorus, Dolichos aciphyllus, and Dolichos lablab were explored in Dhubri district of Assam. These species show excellent market potential in the form of nutrient rich vegetable and also as a source of traditional medicine. Moreover, availability of such biodiversity of fabaceae family in this region is studied for the first time.