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Table 3.4 (continued)

Solega name

(complete) Scientifi c name Forest type Use

beppa:le mara# Wrightia

antidysenterica

Latex added to milk to make

curd

doḍḍa ka:re mara Canthium dicoccum male, ka:nu Edible fruit

gaṇake# Solanum nigrum Edible fruit

gumuṭi giḍa# Nicandra physaloides Edible fruit of the big

(doḍḍa) form ripen in the

dry season, and those of the

small (saṇṇa) form ripen in

the monsoon

ku:gu giḍa Schumanianthus

virgatus

Leaves for baking roṭṭi

ne:raḷe mara Syzygium cumini Edible fruit

handi neve geṇasu Dioscorea bulbifera Edible yam

nu:re geṇasu Dioscorea hispida Edible yam

e:ḷakki giḍa Elettaria

cardamomum

Cardamom, used in cooking

Indicator

beṇḍe mara# Kydia calycina male Flowering (September)

indicates a time of the year

when langurs have large fat

reserves; the honey from this

plant is yellow and tastes

good

bikkilu mara# Elaeocarpus serratus male, ka:nu Appearance of the fruit

(July–August) indicates the

time of the year when deer

( kurri ) and mouse deer have

large fat reserves

iṇḍãna giḍa Pterolobium

hexapetalum

na:ḍu Commonly home to the

dwarf bee

kaũri mara# Helicteres isora male, na:ḍu Flowering of this tree

indicates a time of the year

when langurs have large fat

reserves

kilanji mara Chukrassia tabularis male, ka:nu Frequently a home to the

giant honeybee

ku:ḷi mara# Gmelina arborea

(asiatica?)

male, sometimes

na:ḍu

Appearance of fruit

(February) indicates time of

the year when these animals

have large fat reserves

na:yĩ gaṇṭu mara Aphanamixis

polystachya

ka:nu Flowers in the early

monsoon; usually home to

bees

sele mara Albizia odoratissima all types Flowers in the early monsoon;

coincides with the appearance

of wax moths in beehives (as

well as spoilt honey)

(continued)

3.9 Plant Uses