Plant wealth of Northeast India with reference to ethnobotany

The paper highlights the rich plant resources and the vast wealth of ethnobotanical information available with the various tribes of the region. A brief review of ethnobotanical and traditional knowledge system reports published by various workers from the region is given. It also highlights some important medicinal plants and its status in the wild and also discussed on the need for harnessing the rich bio-resources and translating it to economic products.