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Species |
Pterocarpus
marsupium Roxb.
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Synonyms |
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Family |
Fabaceae |
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Vernacular Name |
Bajasal, Bija, Biwla |
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Trade Name |
Bija |
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Taxonomic status |
Species |
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Habit |
Tree |
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Forest Type Microhabitat |
Dry & Moist
deciduous ----- |
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Original Global distribution |
India, Sri Lanka |
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Regional distribution (Maharashtra) |
Marathwada, Khandesh, Vidharbha,
Western Ghats |
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Elevation |
200 -1100 meters |
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Extent of Occurrence (EOO) |
> 20,000 km2 |
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Area of Occupancy (AOO) |
< 2000 km2 |
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No. of locations |
>10 |
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Generation time |
30 years |
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Population trends - % decline |
> 30 % |
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Time / Rate (Yrs./ Generation) |
3 generations |
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Population distribution |
Fragmented |
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Data Quality |
General field studies
& Literature |
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Recent field studies |
Naik V.N. (1970-2001)
Marathwada, Chandrasingh (1970 – 20001) Toranmal, Yadav S.S.& Patil (1995-2000)
Khandesh |
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Threats |
L – Loss of habitat, Ov
– Over exploitation, Hm – Harvest for medicine, Tp – Trade for parts
including bark, fruit etc. Ht – Harvest for timber |
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Other comments |
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Status: IUCN |
VU – Vulnarable |
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Criteria based on |
A 2 c, d B 2 (a) & (b) (iii) |
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CITES |
No |
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Presence in Protected Areas |
Yes |
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Research Recommendations |
------ |
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Management Recommendations |
Hm – habitat management |
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Cultivation Recommendations Level of difficulty |
Level 1 Least difficult |
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Sources |
Flora of Maharashtra,
Dicotyledons, N.P.Singh & S. Karthikeyan, Flora of Marathwada,
V.N. Naik Flora of Yavatmal, S.
Kartikeyan & Anand Kumar Flora of Sindhudurg,
B.G. Kulkarni Flora of Maharashtra,
M.R. Almeida Technical bulletin no.5
Project Tiger by Giri |
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Compilers |
Challare B., Chaudhary
C., Jadhav Guruji, Jagtap S., Khankane, Kulkarni M., Naik V., Patil S.,
Pawara C., Prasad V., Ravikumar K., Reddy, Upadhye A., Vartak V., Yadav S. |