About the forest: Behali Reserve Forest (Notified a Wild Life Sanctuary on 04 May 2022), is a last remaining patch of pristine forest in the Biswanath district of Assam. It is located between 26° 52' and 26° 57' North longitudes and 93° 15' and 93° 25' East latitudes. and the total geographical area is about 140.16 km2. The area is surrounded by Buroi River in the east, Singlijan Reserve Forest in the west, Papum Reserve forest in the north and several Tea plantations and human habitations in the south. The forest type is identified as a tropical semi-evergreen as per Champion and Seth (Champion & Seth 1968). Agriculture is present in almost all sides of the reserve forest and degradation has severely hampered its boundaries. Shifting cultivation is seen in the North boundaries, whereas settled agriculture is predominant in the south and the east. The communities living in fringe areas of the reserve are Karbi, Munda, Nepali and Assamese.

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Checklist of useful plants of BRF

1. Acmella paniculata – Bap suki (বাপ চুকি)

2. Alpinia nigra – Tara (তৰা), Torani (তৰানী), Bororu (বৰোৰু)

3. Alstonia scholaris – Thengnu (ঠেঙনু)

4. Amischotolype hookeri – Chehe lubor (চেহে লুবৰ)

5. Aristolochia assamica – Rui-etso (ৰুই এটচো), Pet bix lota (পেট বিষ লতা)

6. Aristolochia cathcartii – Rui-etpi (ৰুই এটপি)

7. Artocarpus chama – Saam kothal (চাম কঠাল), Phong (ফং)

8. Artocarpus lacucha – Dahok (দাহক)

9. Baccaurea ramiflora – Dampijuk (ডামপিজুক), Dampijuk athe (ডামপিজুক আঠে), Letku (লেটকু)

10. Bauhinia variegata, Koina saag (কইনা চাগ), Kanchan (কাঞ্চন)

11. Begonia silletensis – Su-at (চুৱাট)

12. Boehmeria penduliflora – Seram hou (চেৰাম হৌ)

13. Breynia androgyna – Han woti (হান ওটি), Munga saag (মুঙগা চাগ), Jangli Munga (জঙলি মুঙগা)

14. Bridelia stipularis – Thebi-e (ঠেবি এ)

15. Callicarpa arborea – Arhi (আৰহি)

16. Callicarpa vestita – Arhi kelok (আৰহি কেলাক)

17. Canarium resiniferum – Hijung (হিজাঙ)

18. Castanopsis indica – Phongrong kemong (ফঙৰঙ কেমঙ)

19. Castanopsis lanceifolia – Phongrong jamphru (ফঙৰঙ জামফ্ৰু)

20. Chloranthus elatior – Jok ansu (জক আনচু)

21. Chromolaena odorata – Baap jarman (বাপ জাৰমান)

22. Cinnamomum bejolghota – Tezpat (তেজপাত)

23. Citrus indica – Kamla tenga (কমলা টেঙা), Jangli Kamla (জঙলী কমলা)

24. Citrus medica – Tumeng (তুমেং), Nimbu tenga (নিম্বু টেঙা)

25. Clerodendrum colebrookeanum – Cler-clum (ক্লেৰ ক্লুম), Patou saag (পোটো

চাগ)

26. Clerodendrum infortunatum – Phil-it (ফিল ইট), Phler-ik (ফ্লেৰ ইক)

27. Croton caudatus – Su-ik (চু ইক)

28. Curculigo crassifolia – Bati long (বাটি লং)

29. Dalhousiea bracteata – Lou jangthu (লউ জাঙঠু)

30. Dalrympelea pomifera – Thekejoi (ঠেকেজৈ)

31. Dendrocnide sinuata – Bap kansam (বাপ কানচাম), Kulkuli (কুলকুলী), Surat paat (চোৰাত পাত)

32. Dillenia indica – Plim-Plam (প্লিম প্লাম), Chalta tenga (চালটা টেঙা), Ou

tenga (ঔ টেঙা)

33. Diplazium esculentum – Dungkek (ডুঙকেক), Dhekia (ঢেকীয়া)

34. Dracaena petiolata – Chorleng (চৰলেং)

35. Elaeocarpus rugosus – Mir choubey (মিৰ চৌবে)

36. Elatostema parvum – Longle mehek (লঙলে মেহেক)

37. Eleutherococcus trifoliatus – Ingsu so (ইঙচু চো)

38. Erythropalum scandens – Han pilu (হান পিলু)

39. Ficus auriculata – Thebok-er (ঠেবক এৰ)

40. Ficus hederacea – Chiri-so (চিৰি চো)

41. Garcinia xanthochymus – Phe champreng (ফে চামপ্ৰেং), Thei champre (ঠেই

চামপ্ৰে), Thekera tenga (ঠেকেৰা টেঙা)

42. Gnetum gnemon – Han-thu (হান ঠু), Letra (লেট্ৰা)

43. Hellenia speciosa – Ei opo (এই ওপো), Ei eoupou (এই ইউপৌ)

44. Hodgsonia macrocarpa – Han-thar (হান ঠাৰ)

45. Horsfieldia kingii – Detok (ডেটক), Ramtamul (ৰামটামুল)

46. Hoya verticillata – Methan adei (মেঠান আদেই)

47. Laportea interrupta – Termei (টেৰমেই), Tinipotia (তিনিপতীয়া)

48. Lasia spinosa – Sengmora (চেংমৰা)

49. Lepionurus sylvestris – Han Botar (হান বটাৰ), Han votar (হান ভটাৰ), Rimil ful (ৰিমিল ফুল), Rimil Baha (ৰিমিল বাহা), Rimil saag (ৰিমিল চাগ)

50. Lepisanthes senegalensis – Khranti ek (খাৰন্টি এক), Thengsu (ঠেঙচু), Bandardima (বান্দৰডিমা), Jamun (জামুন), Thekang Tang (ঠেকাঙ)

51. Litsea khasyana – Tingkrong (টিঙ ক্ৰং), Pong aatso (পং আটচো)

52. Litsea monopetala – Pongket (পংকেট)

53. Macaranga denticulata – Lopoklok (লপকলক), Lobonglong (লবংলঙ)

54. Magnolia hodgsonii – Borhom thari (বৰ্হমঠুৰি)

55. Melastoma malabathricum – Bik bik (বিক বিক)

56. Meliosma pinnata – Thengsi kobu (ঠেঙচি কবু), Thengpi koba (ঠেঙপি কবা)

57. Meliosma simplicifolia – Theng kangduk (ঠেঙ কাঙডুক), Thengpi koba (ঠেঙপি কবা)

58. Mezoneuron enneaphyllum – Sir hup (চাৰ হুপ), Sulu (চুলু)

59. Mikania micrantha – Babro ket (বাবৰো কেট), Mekani lota (মেকানি লতা), Sina

lota (চীনা লতা)

60. Miliusa dioeca – Thenglang kung (ঠেঙলাং কুঙ)

61. Momordica sp. – Han pinu (হান পিনু), Khrai khrut (খৰাই খ্ৰুট)

62. Monoon simiarum – Mengsuri (মেংচুৰি), Kaari (কাৰি)

63. Musa velutina – Lorop (লৰপ)

64. Mussaenda roxburghii – Uso bibang (উচো বিবাং), Osopi Ban (ৱোচোপে বান)

65. Oplismenus burmanni – Tipli (টিপলি)

66. Oroxylum indicum – Nopak ban (নপোক বান)

67. Paederia foetida – Aakai nangthu (আকাই নাঙঠু), Rikang angthu (ৰিকাং আঙঠু),

Rikang nangthu (ৰিকাং নেঙঠো)

68. Parabaena sagittata – Han risang (হান ৰিচাং), Hangrisai (হাঙৰিচাই)

69. Persicaria hydropiper – None hiru (নোনে হিৰু)

70. Persicaria praetermissa – Oksimor okpo (অকচিমোৰ অকপো), Pisol saag (পিচল চাগ), Okhima Rokpo (ওকহিমা ৰকপো)

71. Phanera scandens – Sarai lata (চাৰাই লতা)

72. Phlogacanthus curviflorus – Bam chok (বাম চক্), Tita phul (তিতা ফুল)

73. Phrynium pubinerve – Loru (লৰু)

74. Phyllanthus assamicus – Phongrong su (ফঙৰং চু), Tamsir (টামচিৰ)

75. Picrasma javanica – Chabalu (চাবালু)

76. Pinanga gracilis – Koibi enlo (কৈবি এনলো), Koibi ir (কৈবি ইৰ)

77. Poikilospermum suaveolens – Arlong sirim (আৰলং চিৰিম)

78. Pouzolzia sanguinea – Han thai (হাণ ঠাই)

79. Pterospermum acerifolium – Mukchun (মুকচুন)

80. Pyrenaria khasiana var. lakhimpurensis – Jangli chah (জংলি চাহ)

81. Rhamnus napalensis – Thengki-ek (ঠেংকি ইক)

82. Rhaphidophora glauca – Lolap (লোলাপ)

83. Rhynchotechum ellipticum – Mehek tarkong (মেহেক টাৰকং)

84. Rubus buergeri – Sumohar(চুমোহাৰ), Sarpi sarhi (চাৰপি চাৰহি)

85. Sloanea sterculiacea var. assamica – Phongrong ke-er (ফংৰং কে এৰ)

86. Smilax aspera – Phri langphung (ফ্ৰি লাংফুং)

87. Solanum myriacanthum – Hipi duai (হিপি ডুৱাই), Bengna (বেংণা)

88. Solanum stramoniifolium – Theso rongman (ঠেচো ৰংমান), Theso kumbang (ঠেচো কুম বাং)

89. Solena heterophylla – Khrai khruk (খাৰাই খুৰুক), Khrai khrup Akibi (খাৰাই খ্ৰুপ আকিবি)

90. Stephania rotunda – Rikang bonglong (ৰিকাং বংলং)

91. Sterculia lanceolata var. coccinea – Konkilo (কঙকিলো)

92. Sterculia villosa – Jintekong (জিনটেকঙ)

93. Stereospermum chelonoides – Inghet (ইংহেট), Paroli (পাৰলি)

94. Strobilanthes paniculiformis – Mehek sou (মেহেক চৌ)

95. Syzygium cumini – Karabeng (কাৰাবেং)

96. Tetracera sarmentosa – Samphat (চামফাট)

97. Thunbergia grandiflora – Nonong (ননং)

98. Trema orientale – Rampaat (ৰামপাত)

99. Zanthoxylum oxyphyllum – Jajur (জাজুৰ)

100. Zanthoxylum rhetsa – Jabrang (জাব্ৰাং)

Extracted from:

Dipankar Borah, Sumpam Tangjang, Abhaya Prasad Das, Ankur Upadhaya, Puranjoy Mipun . 2020. Assessment of non-timber forest products (NTFPs) in Behali Reserve Forest, Assam, Northeast India. Ethnobotany Research and Applications 19: 1-15. http://dx.doi.org/10.32859/era.19.43.