1. Botanical name		Oroxylum indicum (L) Vent.
2. Synonym(s)		Bignonia indica L.
3. Family		Bignoniaceae
4. Taxonomic status		Species
5. Vernacular names		Totola (Nepal), Bhatghila, Tugna (Assam)
6. Habit		Small tree
7. Habitat		Grasslands
8. Original global distribution		India, Srilanka, Myanmar, Malaysia
9. Current regional distribution	Ar. Pradesh	Assam border, Drupang, Bhalukpong, Sonpura
	Assam	Through out
	Meghalaya	Up to 500 m
	Sikkim	West and East Districts
10. Elevation range (m)		Up to 800
11. Population Reduction – PR	States \ Class	< 30%		30 to 49%		50 to < 80%		³ 80%
	Ar. Pradesh	-		ü
	Assam	-		ü
	Meghalaya	ü ?		ü ?
	Sikkim	--		ü
	Data quality	2
11 a. Time/Rate (years/generations)		50 years (with guestimate for 3 generations)
12. Extent of Occurrence – EOO		> 20,000 Km^2
13. Area of Occupancy – AOO		> 2,000 Km^2
14. No. of locations / sub-populations		Ar. Pradesh	Assam				Meghalaya		Sikkim
		Many	Many				Few		Few
14 a. Data quality		2, 3, 4
15. Threats		Hp= Flower and seed collection for consumption, Tp= Bark extraction, T=Trade, L= Habitat loss
16. Trade	Name(s)	Bhatgila
	Level(s)	Local ü			Regional ü		National ü		Global
	Parts traded	Root, bark, flower, Seed
	Impact on population	Declining
	Data quality	2, 3
17. Other comments		§ Sacred plant for Buddhists (Worship and offerings) § Seeds used for decoration § Bark shows anti-cancer properties § Flowers are consumed all over NE India and marketed
18. Recent field studies		§ Bujarbarua – 1995 – 2000 § Rai – 1995 – 2000 § Bortahkur – 2002 Assam
19. Status		Ar. Pradesh			Assam		Meghalaya		Sikkim
- CITES
- Legislation
- Criteria based on		A 2 c, d			A 2 c, d		A 2 c, d		A 2 c, d
- IUCN		VU			VU		VU		VU
20. % of global presence		5%			<5%		<1%		<1%
21. Existing Conservation measures		Nil, found in P. As
22. Is the presence of taxon continuous with neighboring areas ?		Yes
23. Are the outside populations also under similar threats / pressures ?		Yes
24. Recommendations a) Research / Management i) in situ ii) ex situ b) Cultivation c) Level of difficulty in propagation / cultivation		Sonitpur trees should not be leased for harvest Yes 1 (Least difficult)
25. Existing cultivation-		No
26. Previous assessment		VU (Karnataka), DD (Tamil Nadu), EN (Kerala)
27. Data sources (including literature)		All regional floras
28. Compilers		S.K. Borthakur (Facilitator), Pushpadhar Gogoi, P.K. Dutta, P.C. Rai, Utkarsh Ghate (Recorder), Pranab Bujarbarua P. J. Bora, D. Mathur, S. K. Barik, M. Islam.
29. Reviewers		R. R. Rao (Facilitator), K. Haridasan, A.N. Rao, R.C. Sundriyal, P. Gajurel, R. Mridul Goswami, Vijaya Sankar (Recorder), R.S. Pathak, G.A. Kinhal.