1. Botanical name

Hydnocarpus kurzii (King.) Ward

2. Synonym(s)

 

Taraktogenos kurzii  King

Hydnocarpus heterophyllusLarx.

3. Family

Flacourtiaceae

4. Taxonomic status

Species

5. Vernacular names

Chalmugra (Assamese), Dieng-soh-lap (Khasi), Balibu (Garo)

6. Habit

Tree

7. Habitat

Tropical evergreen and Semi evergreen fprests

8. Original global distribution

Myanmar, Bangladesh, India

9. Current

regional

distribution

 

Ar. Pradesh

Changlang, Tale Wildlife sanctuary in lower Subansiri Dt.

Assam

Dibrugarh, Jaipur forests, Nambar R.F., Gibbon Wildlife sanctuary

Meghalaya

Ribhoi Dt.

Sikkim

Not recorded

10. Elevation range (m)

Up to 400

11. Population Reduction – PR

 

States \  Class

< 30%

30 to 49%

50 to < 80%

­³ 80%

Ar. Pradesh

ü

-

 

 

Assam

-

ü

 

 

Meghalaya

-

ü

 

 

Sikkim

-

 -

 

 

Data quality

2  &   3

11 a. Time/Rate (years/generations)

3 Generations

12. Extent of Occurrence – EOO 

> 20,000 Km2

13. Area of Occupancy – AOO 

> 2,000 Km2

14. No. of  locations / sub-populations 

Ar. Pradesh

Assam

Meghalaya

Sikkim

Many

Many

Many

-

14 a. Data quality

2  &   3

15. Threats 

Hm= Harvest for medicine, L=Loss of habitat,

T= Trade, I= Human interference.

16. Trade

 

Name(s)

Chaulmugra

Level(s)

Local

Regional ü

National ü

Global ü

Parts traded

Fruits

Impact on population

Declining

Data quality

2  &   3

17. Other comments

§         Deforestation and Anthropogenic

§         Bark when chewed raw, makes the easy fall of tooth (Baishya)

18. Recent field studies

 

Occasional sightings during field studies by

§         Dr. Padmeshwar Gogoi

§         Dr. M. Islam

§         Dr. T.T.C. Marak

§         Dr. M.S. Rawat, 2000– Pasi ghar to Ruksin in Arunachal Pradesh

§         Dr. A.K. Baishya, 2003. Tale WLS, Arunachal Pradesh

19. Status

Ar. Pradesh

Assam

Meghalaya

Sikkim

- CITES     

 

 

 

 

- Legislation

Negative list

 

 

 

- Criteria based on

A 2 c, d

A 2 c, d

A 2 c, d

 

- IUCN

NT

VU

VU

 

20. % of global presence

20 – 30 %

10 %

< 10 %

 

21. Existing Conservation measures

Not known

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

Yes

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

Not known

24. Recommendations

a) Research / Management

i) in situ

ii) ex situ

b) Cultivation

c) Level of difficulty in propagation / cultivation

 

 

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

 

 

Not known

Not known

25. Existing cultivation-

Not known

26. Previous assessment

Not known

27. Data sources

(including literature)

§         Flora of Assam Vol. I.   Part I

§         Materials for the Flora of Arunachal Pradesh Vol. I

28. Compilers

A.A. Mao (Facilitator), T.T.C. Marak, Ameenba Yaden, Padmeshwar Gogoi, Anupam Sarmah (Recorder), Chandra Barooah, Ayesha Ahmed, N.S. Jameer,

Kenneth M. Pala.

29. Reviewers

S.N. Hegde (Facilitator), L.R. Bhuyan, M.S. Rawat, Manju Sundriyal, K. Ravikumar (Recorder),

M. Majumdar, K.C. Malakar, A. K Baishya, D.K. Ved.