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Species |
Gloriosa
superba L. |
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Synonyms |
Methonica superba Lam. |
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Family |
Liliaceae |
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Vernacular Name |
Agnishikha, Kal-lawi, Bachnag,
Kadiyanag, Phanphanashi, Khadyanag |
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Trade Name |
Kal-lawi |
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Taxonomic status |
Species |
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Habit |
Tuberous climbing herb |
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Forest Type Microhabitat |
Moist & Dry
deciduous, Open scrub Undergrowth |
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Original Global distribution |
Paleotropic |
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Regional distribution (Maharashtra) |
Throughout Maharashtra |
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Elevation |
0 – 1000 meters |
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Extent of Occurrence (EOO) |
>20,000 km2 |
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Area of Occupancy (AOO) |
>2000 km2 |
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No. of locations |
>10 |
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Generation time |
10 years |
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Population trends - % decline |
>30 % |
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Time / Rate (Yrs./ Generation) |
3 generations |
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Population distribution |
Contiguous |
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Data Quality |
General field studies
& Literature |
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Recent field studies |
------ |
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Threats |
H – Harvest, Ov – Over exploitation,
I - Human interference, L – Loss of habitat, T – Trade for medicine |
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Other comments |
Cultivated in
Aamaravati and exported. |
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Status: IUCN |
VU – Vulnerable
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Criteria based on |
A 2 c, d |
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CITES |
No |
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Presence in Protected Areas |
Yes |
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Research Recommendations |
O – Tissue culture
studies |
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Management Recommendations |
Hm – Habitat management |
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Cultivation Recommendations Level of difficulty |
Level 3 Least difficult |
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Sources |
Flora of Nagpur by Ugemuge Flora of Akola, S.Y. Kamble
& S.G. Pradhan Flora of Yavatmal, S.
Karthikeyan & Anand Kumar Flora of Buldhana, P.G.
Diwakar & B.D. Sharma Flora of Maharashtra
state Monocotyledones, B. D. Sharma, S. Karthikeyan & N. P. Singh Flora of Mahabaleshwar,
S.Deshpande et al Flora of Sindhudurg,
B.G. Kulkarni Flora of Ahemadnagar,
S.G.Pradhan & Singh Flora of Bombay
Presidency, Cooke Tropical Indian
Medicinal Plants, Sumy, Ved & Krishnan |
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Compilers |
Bhogaonkar P., Bhuskute
S., Das Das, Diwakar P., Giri R., Karant M., Khandwai G., Kulkarni M.,
Lakshminarasimhan P., Padhye M., Patwardhan A., Rao K., Tiwari V., Vivarekar
N. |