The present study deals with the identification, documentation and ethno-botanical exploration with respect to food value of wild edible fruits from Palghar district. Total 5o wild edible fruits were surveyed. Edible wild fruits play significant role in the rural economy of the Palghar district providing nutrient food supplement and also by generating side income to the poor people. Fruits collected by local people from natural forests are often seen for sell in the market. Many valuable fruits which are familiar to certain areas or to certain communities are unknown to others. The cattle grazers, wood cutter, poachers and forest trekkers generally use these fruits in the forests. The villagers, as they have constant association and dependence on the forests and its products for their daily needs, have developed much knowledge on wild edible fruits. Often pickles, jams, curry and alcohol are prepared from these fruits by local people.
