Green Education
Plants for Fun and Games

Mahendra K. Satapath (Author), Sidhanta Sekhar Bisoi (Author)

9789387973084

Hardback, published 5 July 2019

218 pages
25 x 15 x 1.5 cm, 0.5 kg

In earlier times, children frequently engaged in outdoor games that utilized natural resources such as plant components (fruits, flowers, leaves, seeds, stems, etc.). These activities were deeply ingrained in the natural world. However, with the dwindling of open spaces and playgrounds, contemporary children often spend their leisure time with electronic devices like computers, mobile phones, and video games. This shift has resulted in the loss of indigenous knowledge related to playing in nature and has negatively impacted their social attitudes. To address this issue, the authors conducted a comprehensive survey of rural and tribal communities and documented 90 plant species, along with their fruits, flowers, leaves, seeds, stems, etc., that were traditionally used for entertainment and educational purposes. The book includes pictures, diagrams, and photographs to provide a visual aid for readers, especially plant enthusiasts and environmentalists.

• 1. Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench
• 2. Abrus precatorius L.
• 3. Abutilon indicum (L.) Sweet
• 4. Acalypha hispida Burm.f.
• 5. Achyranthes aspera L.
• 6. Adenanthera pavonina L.
• 7. Aeschynomene aspera L.
• 8. Aegle marmelos (L.) Correa
• 9. Albizia saman (Jacq.) Merr.
• 10 .Allium cepa L.
• 11. Areca catechu L.
• 12. Aristida setacea Retz.
• 13. Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam.
• 14. Azadirachta indica A. Juss:
• 15. Dendrocalamus strictus (Roxb.) Nees
• 16. Barleria prionitis L.
• 17. Basella Alba L.
• 18. Bauhinia purpurea L.
• 19. Bixa orellana L.
• 20. Bombax ceiba L.
• 21. Borassus flabellier L.
• 22. Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) Oken
• 23. Butea monosperma (Lam.) Taub.
• 24. Caesalpinia bonduc (L.) Roxb.
• 25. Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Sw.
• 26. Calotropis gigantea R. Br
• 27. Calotropis procera (Aiton) Dryand 28C arica papaya L.
• 29. Cassia fistula L.
• 30. Citrus aurantium L.
• 31. Clerodendrum infortunatum L.
• 32. Cocos nucifera L.
• 34. Coix lacryma-jobi L.
• 35. Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
• 36. Corchorus capsularis L.
• 37. Cordia dichotoma G.Forst.
• 38. Crotalaria pallida Aiton.
• 39. Cucumis sativus L. var. hardwickii (Royle) Gabaev
• 40. Cuscuta reflexa Roxb.
• 41. Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
• 42. Datura metel L.
• 43. Dalbergia sissoo DC.
• 44. Delonix regia (Hook.) Raf.
• 45. Dillenia indica L.
• 46. Drypetes roxburghii (Wall.) Hurus.
• 47. Erythrina variegata L.
• 48. Eucalyptus globulus Labill.
• 49. Ficus benghalensis L.
• 50. F icus racemosa L.
• 51. Ficus religiosa L.
• 52. Impatiens balsamina L.
• 53. Ipomoea hederifolia L.
• 54. Ipomoea parasitica (Kunth) G. Don
• 55. Jasminum arborescens Roxb.
• 56. Jatropha gossypiifolia L.
• 57. Jatropha integerrima Jacq.
• 58. Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl.
• 59. Lantana camara L.
• 60. Luffa acutangula (L.) Roxb.
• 61. Mangifera indica L.
• 62. Martynia annua L.
• 63. Mimosa pudica L.
• 64. Mimusops elengi L.
• 65. Musa paradisiaca L.
• 66. Neolamarckia cadamba (Roxb.) Bosser.
• 67. Nicandra physalodes (L.) Gaertner
• 68. Nymphaea pubescens Willd.
• 70. Oryza sativa L.
• 71. Pandanus odorifer (Forssk.) Kuntze
• 72. Peltophorum pterocarpum (DC.) K. Heyne
• 73. Phoenix sylvestris (L.) Roxb.
• 74. Plumbago zeylanica L.
• 75. Polyalthia longifolia (Sonn). Thwaites
• 76. Pseudobombax ellipticum (Kunth) Dugand
• 77. Ricinus communis L.
• 78. Rosa indica L.
• 79. Ruellia tuberosa L.
• 80. Saccharum officinarum L.
• 81. Solanum viarum Dunal
• 82. Tagetes erecta L.
• 83. Tamarindus indica L.
• 84. Tectona grandis L.f.
• 85. Tinospora cordifolia (Willd.) Miers.
• 86. Trewia nudiflora L.
• 87. Tridax procumbens (L.)
• 88. Triumfetta rhomboidea Jacq.
• 89. Combretum indicum (L.) Defilipps
• 90. Xanthium strumarium L.