Taxon Data Sheet

1. Botanical name		*Operculina turpethum* L.
2. Synonym(s)		Convolvulus turpethum L. Ipomoea turpethum L.
3. Family		Convolvulaceae
4. Taxonomic status		Species
5. Vernacular names		Nishodh, Nishoth
6. Habit		Climber
7. Habitat		Moist areas of dry deciduous forest
8. Original global distribution		Tropical
9. Current regional distribution	Chhattisgarh	Bilaspur, Raipur, Raigarh, Surguja, Bastar, Kanter, Dhamtari
	Madhya Pradesh	Chhaterpur, Damoh, Mandla,
10. Elevation range (m)		Up to 200
11. Population Reduction – PR	States	< 30%	30 to 49%		50 to < 80%		³ 80%
	Chhattisgarh	ü
	Madhya Pradesh	ü
	Data quality	3, 4
11 a. Time/Rate (years/generations)		3 generations
12. Extent of Occurrence – EOO		>20,000Km²
13. Area of Occupancy – AOO		>2,000Km²
14. No. of locations / sub-populations		Chhattisgarh			Madhya Pradesh
		Many			Many
14 a. Data quality		2, 3, 4
15. Threats		Hm (Harvest for medicine), Lp (Loss of habitat – quality ), L (Loss of Habitat - fragmentation), Tp (Traded for parts), Sd (Draught), Sf (Fire)
16. Trade	Name(s)	Nishodh
	Level(s)	Local ü		Regional ü	National ü			Global ü
	Parts traded	Roots
	Effect on population	Declining
	Data quality	2, 3, 4
17. Other comments		-
18. Recent field studies		Mudgal, Khanna & Hajra – Flora of M.P. (Vol II) DISM & H, Vol I Oudhia, P. 20003. www.botanical.com
19. Status		Chhattisgarh				Madhya Pradesh
- CITES		-
- Legislation		-
- Criteria based on		NT (A 2 c, d)				NT (A 2 c, d)
- IUCN		NT				NT
20. % of global presence		1 %				1 %
21. Existing Conservation measures		-
22. Is the presence of taxon continuous with neighbouring areas ?		Yes (Bihar, Orissa, Tamil Nadu)
23. Are the outside populations also under similar threats / pressures?		Yes
24. Recommendations		T (Taxonomic and Morphogenetic studies), S (Survey, search & find), M (Monitoring), Hm (Habitat management), Lh (Life history studies)
Research / Management
a) in situ		Required
b) ex situ		Required
i) Cultivation		3
ii) Level of difficulty in propagation / cultivation		1 (Least difficult)
25. Existing cultivation-		-
26. Previous assessment		-
27. Data sources (Including literature)		Mudgal, Khanna & Hajra – Flora of M.P. (Vol II) DISM & H, Vol I Oudhia, P. 20003. www.botanical.com
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

Convolvulaceae

States

3, 4

>20,000Km2

2, 3, 4

Nishodh

Roots

2, 3, 4

-

Yes (Bihar, Orissa, Tamil Nadu)

Yes

>20,000Km²