Species

Holarrhena pubescences  (Buch. Ham. ) Wall. ex. G. Don

Synonyms

H. antidysenterica ( Roth ) Wall. ex. A. DC

Family

Apocynaceae

Vernacular Name

 

Pandhara Kuda, Kuda, Dola Kuda,

Indrajav (seeds)

Trade Name

Kuda, Kutaja

Taxonomic status

Species

Habit

Small Tree

Forest Type

Microhabitat

Semi-evergreen, Moist & Dry deciduous, Open scrub

Open ground

Original Global distribution

Indo Malayan

Regional distribution (Maharashtra)

Throughout Maharashtra

Elevation

0 – 1500 meters

Extent of Occurrence (EOO)

>20,000 km2

Area of Occupancy (AOO)

>2000 km2

No. of  locations

>10

Generation time

20 years

Population trends - % decline

< 10 %

Time / Rate (Yrs./ Generation)

3 generations

Population distribution

Contiguous

Data Quality

General field studies & Literature

Recent field studies

BSI District survey, Kshirsagar (2000) Raigad

 Mahajan (1990 – 2000) Malshej Ghat

Threats

Hm – Harvest for medicine, Ov – Over exploitation

I – Human interference

Other comments

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Status: IUCN

LC – Least Concern

Criteria based on

Not applicable

CITES

No

Presence in Protected Areas

Yes

Research Recommendations

T – Taxonomic and morphological genetic studies

Management Recommendations

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Cultivation Recommendations

Level of difficulty

Level 3

Least difficult

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 Dicotyledones, N.P. Singh & S. Karthikeyan, Flora of Ahemadnagar, S.G.Pradhan & Singh

Flora of Mahabaleshwar, S.Deshpande et al

Flora of Raigad, M. J. Kothari and S. Moorthy

Flora of Bombay Presidency, Cooke

Tropical Indian Medicinal Plants, Sumy, Ved & Krishnan

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.