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Table 4
Major non-timber forest products (NTFPs) of Jharkhand
Botanical name
Family
Popular name of
NTFPs
Annual
product
(approx. in
MT)
Main focus area
Availability period
(Season)
Produces and uses
value added
Tamarindus indica
L.
Fabaceae
Tamarind
50,000
Simdega,
Chaibasa,
Lohardaga,
Khunti
February–May
Seedless bricks,
paste
Bee sap
Madhu/Honey
5–10
Palamu, Gumla,
Simdega,
Chaibasa
Food
Pongamia pinnata
(L.) Pierre
Fabaceae
Karanj
21
Gumla,
Simdega,
Chaibasa,
Lohardaga
May–June
Antibiotics oil,
Spray Ointment,
etc.
Madhuca longifolia
(J. Koenig ex L.) J.F.
Macbr. (seed)
Sapotaceae
Dori
50,000
Gumla,
Simdega,
Chaibasa,
Khunti,
Lohardaga,
Palamu, Garhwa
June–August
Oil/Soap
Shorea robusta
Gaertner f
Dipterocarpaceae
Sal seeds
More than
100,000
Gumla,
Simdega,
Chaibasa,
Lohardaga,
Khunti
April–June
Oil/Feed
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