A study was conducted to document edible plant species present in homesteads of Khampti tribe of Namsai district, Arunachal Pradesh during November 2019 to February 2021. Randomly selected 225 homesteads of 15 Khampti villages were surveyed for edible plant species, taken photographs, collected samples for identification. Further, the homesteads owners (with pre-consent) were interviewed with semi-structured questionnaire and record information such as local name of the plant, category of the plant (ie cultivated, planted and wild), edible plant parts, mode of consumption etc. A total of 150 edible plant species belongs to 56 families were documented from the homesteads of Khampti villages during the study. Of which, 47 edible plant species were planted in their homesteads from the wild, 44 were wild and natural invaders and 59 were cultivated. The study revealed that Khampties were consumed fruits of 72 plant species, whole plant used as vegetables of 21 herb species, tender shoots of 19 plant species used as vegetables, 9 tubers, 7 rhizome, seeds of 7 plant species and leaves 6 species. They used to consume 47 plant parts as raw, 77 after cooked, 15 as pickle, 9 as chutney, 7 as spice and another 7 consumed by extracting juice etc. The study could document a considerable extent of edible plant species from Khampti homestead gardens. It indicates that Khampti homesteads were safe shelter edible plant diversity and thus they are being conserved with time and in turn provide the community needs.