1. Botanical name

Gloriosa superba L.

2. Synonym(s)

Methonia superba Lamk.

3. Family

Liliaceae

4. Taxonomic status

Species

5. Vernacular names

Kalihari, Karkari, Langali, Glory lily

6. Habit

Climbing herb

7. Habitat

 

8. Original global distribution

Through out tropical Africa and Asia

9. Current

regional

distribution

 

Chhattisgarh

Bastar, Dantewada, Kankar, Dhamtari, Sarguja, Bilaspur, Raigarh, Jaspur

Madhya Pradesh

Hoshangabad, Burharpur, Baitool, Moist districts

10. Elevation range (m)

280 - 500

11. Population Reduction – PR

 

States

< 30%

30 to 49%

50 to < 80%

­³ 80%

Chhattisgarh

 

ü

 

 

Madhya Pradesh

 

ü

 

 

Data quality

2, 3, 4

11 a. Time/Rate (years/generations)

10 years

12. Extent of Occurrence – EOO

>5,000Km2

13. Area of Occupancy – AOO

>2,000Km2

14. No. of locations / sub-populations 

Chhattisgarh

Madhya Pradesh

25

18

14 a. Data quality

2, 3, 4

15. Threats

Hm (Harvest for medicine), L (Loss of Habitat), Sd (Draught),

Sf (Fire), T (Trade)

16. Trade

 

Name(s)

Kaliyari, Kalihari, Langali (S)

Level(s)

Local ü

Regional ü

National ü

Global ü

Parts traded

Rhizome, seed

Effect on population

Declining (10 % decrease in last 10 years ; 20% decrease expected in next 10 years)

Data quality

2, 3, 4

17. Other comments

-

18. Recent field studies

A.K. Bhattacharya & Krishna Patra – MPMFP Federation publication

Oudhia, P. 2003. www. botanical .com

19. Status

Chhattisgarh

Madhya Pradesh

- CITES

-

- Legislation

-

- Criteria based on

VU (A 2 c, d)

VU (A 2 c, d)

- IUCN

VU

VU

20. % of global presence

< 1 %

21. Existing Conservation measures

CG – Nagari, up to 10 ha

MP – No substantial cultivation

22. Is the presence of taxon continuous with neighbouring areas ?

Yes

23. Are the outside populations also under similar threats / pressures?

Yes

24. Recommendations

Hm (Habitat management), S (Survey, search and find),

M (Monitoring)

Research / Management

a) in situ

-

b) ex situ

-

   i) Cultivation

3

   ii) Level of difficulty in propagation / cultivation

1 (Least difficult)

25. Existing cultivation-

In practice in Chhattisgarh plains

26. Previous assessment

-

27. Data sources

(Including literature)

A.K. Bhattacharya & Krishna Patra – MPMFP Federation publication

 

28. Compilers

Anjali Rawat (Recorder), A. K. Bhattacharya, S. J. Chipde, D. K. Ved

K. K.  Khanna, A. K. Kulshrestha, Manish Mishra, Suprava Patnaik,

Manisha Alice Lakra, Nagar, T. R. Sahu (Facilitator), B. Saluja

29. Reviewers

Ajay K. Awasthi, Arvind Anil Boaz, P. Bhattacharya, Pankaj Oudhia,

Brajesh Kumar Sahu, Krishna Patra, G.A.  Kinhal, Vinay K. Sinha,

S. S. Chandravanshi