1. Botanical name

Piper longum L.

2. Synonym(s)

 

3. Family

Piperaceae

4. Taxonomic status

Species

5. Vernacular names

Pipali

6. Habit

Trailing herb

7. Habitat

Moist places of mixed forest

8. Original global distribution

Indo – Malaysia

9. Current

regional

distribution

 

Chhattisgarh

Jagadalpur – Kangara National Park

Madhya Pradesh

-

10. Elevation range (m)

Up to 900

11. Population Reduction – PR

 

States

< 30%

30 to 49%

50 to < 80%

­³ 80%

Chhattisgarh

 

ü

 

 

Madhya Pradesh

 

-

 

 

Data quality

2, 3, 4

11 a. Time/Rate (years/generations)

10 years

12. Extent of Occurrence – EOO

>20,000Km2

13. Area of Occupancy – AOO

>2,000Km2

14. No. of  locations / sub-populations 

Chhattisgarh

Madhya Pradesh

1

-

14 a. Data quality

2, 3, 4

15. Threats

Hm (Harvest for medicine), Tp (Traded for parts)

16. Trade

 

Name(s)

Pipali

Level(s)

Local ü

Regional ü

National ü

Global

Parts traded

Fruits

Effect on population

Declining

Data quality

2, 3, 4

17. Other comments

Inflorescence and roots are used in medicine

18. Recent field studies

R.K. Pandey, et.al. 1990. Project on medicinal plant

19. Status

Chhattisgarh

Madhya Pradesh

- CITES

-

- Legislation

-

- Criteria based on

VU (A 2 c, d)

-

- IUCN

VU

-

20. % of global presence

< 1 %

-

21. Existing Conservation measures

-

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

No

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

No

24. Recommendations

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

Research / Management

a) in situ

Kangare valley

b) ex situ

-

   i) Cultivation

-

   ii) Level of difficulty in propagation / cultivation

1 (Least difficult)

25. Existing cultivation-

-

26. Previous assessment

-

27. Data sources

(Including literature)

·       Survey of medicinal plants, SFRI

·       R.K. Pandey, et.al. 1990. Project on medicinal plant

28. Compilers

R. L. S. Sikarwar (Facilitator), Arti Gupta (Recorder), Ashok K. Jain,

N. Mohan Karnat, K. Ravikumar, Shahbaz Ahmad, J. L. Shrivastava,

Ashutosh Tripathi, Uttam Kumar Subuddhi

29. Reviewers