Abstract
The present paper mainly focuses on ethnobotanical diversity of wetland plants of Khowai River System of Tripura, North-East India, a trans-boundary river that originates in the eastern part of the Atharamura Hills of Tripura. Field survey was conducted in and around the river system to collect information about the wetland flora. Data on the use of plants was collected with a semi structured questionnaire and from the peer-reviewed literature. A total of 43 angiosperm species belonging to 36 genera under 24 families were identified along with their family, botanical name, vernacular name. In the biological spectrum, the dicotyledons are the most divergent because of number of species and genera. The depth of the river is gradually shrinking due to severe anthropogenic factors, therefore, there is an urgent need to conserve the biodiversity as well as quality of drinking water.
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