About the tribe: The Nocte are an ethnic Naga tribe primarily living in Arunachal Pradesh. They are inhabits the Patkai hills of Tirap and Longding districts of Arunachal Pradesh, India. Noctes have their own language, customs, religion and dress, and form a homogeneous group with an identity of its own. "Nocte" means "people of village". Ethnically related to the Konyak Naga, their origins can be traced back to the Hukong Valley in Myanmar, where they migrated from between the 1670 and 1700. They crossed the Patkai Hills through different passes and dispersed themselves in the present day Tirap region. They have rich culture that was passed on from their forefathers. The village dwellers are very simple, hardworking and superstitious (believes in Rang , the unseen deity). Traditionally they belief in nature worship. Shifting agriculture or jhum is the primary source of food, income and livelihood, while the villages are govern by the Chief and his council members. Their main festival is Chalo Loku which is a harvest festival that is celebrated in the month of October-November annually; right after the harvest of the paddy field, and before the start of the new Jhum cultivation. The festival got its name from three words: Cha meaning paddy; Lo, which means season, and Loku, which means festival.

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1. Acmella paniculata, Marsha

2. Ageratum conyzoides, Tham jin, Namninyng

3. Alpinia nigra, Puejong, Torapat

4. Alsophila spinulosa, Kuno

5. Amomum subulatum, Sthul-ela

6. Angiopteris evecta, Maahtik

7. Artemisia dubia, Patti

8. Baccaurea ramiflora, Sabuam ree

9. Begonia silletensis, Sukun

10. Brugmansia suaveolens, Bonglu

11. Calamus erectus, Gee

12. Calamus floribundus, Reeri

13. Caryota urens, Jok Pan

14. Centella asiatica, Ketekare

15. Chromolaena odorata, Kap lao lao nyu

16. Clerodendrum colebrookeanum, Mokmit

17. Debregeasia longifolia, Tukhi

18. Debregeasia orientalis, Rukhi

19. Dioscorea alata, Khan

20. Entada rheedei, Bira, Widaa

21. Ficus Benjamina, Naisa

22. Ficus elastica, Nai Nyu

23. Ficus fulva, Phug

24. Ficus semicordata, Chatsa

25. Gynocardia odorata, Baah

26. Hellenia speciosa, Bappi

27. Hodgsonia macrocarpa, Pih, Pai

28. Houttuynia cordata, Tham Nam

29. Hydrocotyle javanica, Gu-sa

30. Koenigia mollis, Sisuak

31. Leucas aspera, Paan-kam

32. Magnolia hodgsonii, Aao Kuan

33. Manihot esculenta, Pankhan

34. Morus alba, Suhree

35. Mucuna pruriens, Huna/Pitu

36. Myrica esculenta, Jonri

37. Nephelium lappaceum, Chaanri

38. Pandanus utilis, Gai

39. Paris polyphylla, Kekuak

40. Persicaria chinensis, Jubaan sukun

41. Phlogacanthus curviflorus, Binchinkang

42. Piper nigrum, Chehsui yang

43. Rhus chinensis, Baahsaa

44. Scoparia dulcis, Pankam

45. Stixis suaveolens, Langchan ree

46. Streptolirion volubile, Manvih

47. Urtica dioica, Gih Pan

48. Zanthoxylum armatum, Chiaruh

49. Zanthoxylum rhetsa, Matkaat, Makat gutti

50. Zingiber officinale, Chehyui

Extracted from:

1. K. C. Bhatt, Pavan Kumar Malav and S. P. Ahlawat. 2017. "Jumin" a traditional beverage of Nocte tribe in Arunachal Pradesh: an ethnobotanical survey. Genetic Resources and Crop Evolution https://doi.org/10.1007/s10722-017-0594-1

2. Tonlong Wangpan, Nonya Chimyang, Chatam Lowang, Tapi Taka, Jentu Giba, Phongam Tesia and Sumpam Tangjang. 2019. Ethnobotanically Important Plants Used by the Nocte Tribe of Eastern Himalaya. Journal of Bioresources 6(1): 36-45.