1. Botanical name

Pluchea lanceolata Oliver & Hiern.

2. Synonym(s)

 

3. Family

Asteraceae

4. Taxonomic status

Species

5. Vernacular names

Rasana, Rashana (H)

6. Habit

Shrub

7. Habitat

 

8. Original global distribution

Pakistan, Afghanistan, Africa, India (UP., HR., RJ., MH, WB.)

9. Current

regional

distribution

 

Chhattisgarh

-

Madhya Pradesh

Sagar

10. Elevation range (m)

Up to 1,000

11. Population Reduction – PR

 

States

< 30%

30 to 49%

50 to < 80%

­³ 80%

Chhattisgarh

 

 

 

 

Madhya Pradesh

ü

 

 

 

Data quality

2, 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

 

Few

14 a. Data quality

2, 3, 4

15. Threats

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

16. Trade

 

Name(s)

-

Level(s)

Local ü

Regional ü

National

Global

Parts traded

Leaves, Inflorescence

Effect on population

Declining

Data quality

3, 2, 4

17. Other comments

The species has not been recorded in Flora of Madhya Pradesh, Chhattisgarh. Flora of India reports the species from U.P., Haryana, Rajasthan, Maharashtra & West Bengal (Flora of India. 1995. Vol.13. page 155)

The species was included for assessment on the basis of information provided by Dr. T.R. Sahu, Flora of Sagar, Ph D thesis.

18. Recent field studies

T.R. Sahu, Flora of Sagar. Ph. D thesis


19. Status

Chhattisgarh

Madhya Pradesh

- CITES

-

- Legislation

-

- Criteria based on

 

NT (A 2 d)

- IUCN

 

NT

20. % of global presence

 

2 %

21. Existing Conservation measures

-

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

Yes

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

Yes

24. Recommendations

Regeneration study

Research / Management

a) in situ

 

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)

T.R. Sahu, Flora of Sagar. Ph. D thesis

Flora of  India. 1995 (Asteraceae) 13: 155

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

Plenary