Documentation of edible oil yielding plants of Shivamogga taluk of Karnataka
*B.H Ramesh
Department of Botany, Government First Grade College, Bapuji Nagara, Shivamogga - 577201 India
ABSTRACT
The present study carried out with a preliminary documentary survey of edible oil yielding plants in and around Shivamogga taluk area of Karnataka during 2020-21. During this study, a total of 31 edible oil bearing plants belonging to 30 genera and 20 families were recorded. The scientific names of the plants with their family names have been reported in the current study. Among families Arecaceae dominant with 05 species followed by Cucurbitaceae with 3 species preceded by Fabaceae, Brassicaceae, Malvaceae, Poaceae and Apiaceae with 2 species each respectively. The importance of few edible oil bearing plants are discussed in this paper. Good quality cultivation practices are needed to preserve and receiving maximum yield which can be used as alternative for their livelihood.