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Species (& synonyms) |
Pueraria tuberosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) DC. |
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Vernacular name |
Gummadi gida, Gumdi balli (Kan.); Pal muttuku (Mal.). |
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Family |
FABACEAE |
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Taxonomic status |
Species |
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Habit |
Tuberous
climber |
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Habitat |
Dry
deciduous to moist deciduous forests |
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Original global
distribution |
India
and Pakistan |
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Current regional
distribution |
Karnataka,
Kerala and Tamil Nadu |
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- Elevation (m) |
500
– 1,200 |
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- Range (km2) |
Not
known (KA) |
2,000
(KL) |
<
20,000 (TN) |
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- Area occupied (km2) |
<
10 (KA) |
<
50 (KL) |
<
500 (TN) |
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- No. of locations |
Few
(KA) |
6 (KL) |
<
10 (TN) |
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Population Trends |
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- % decline |
>
80 (KA) |
Not
accessed (KL) |
>
20 (TN) |
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- Time/Rate ( years or
generations) |
10
years |
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- No. of mature individuals |
Not
assessed (KA) |
100
(KL) |
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Global population |
Not
assessed |
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Regional population |
Declining
gradually |
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Data quality |
General
field studies, informal sightings, indirect observation and literature. |
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Recent field studies |
N.Sasidharan
(1995), Mukali, Mudumalai, Muthikulam, Thrissur and Peechi; V.S.Ramachandran
(1995), Wynaad, Kannur, Begur (KL).
V.S.Ramachandran (1983-84), Kolli hills, Velangiri hills, Coimbatore;
D.Stephen (1994), Mudumalai; M.P.Nayar (1996), Peechiparai, Kanniyakumari;
Suresh Baburaj (1997), Nilgiri; K.M.Matthew |
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Threats |
Harvest
for medicine (Hm), Loss of habitat (L), Trade of parts (Tp). |
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Trade |
Local,
commercial. |
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Other comments |
Tubers
are medicinal in Ayurveda system, traded. Pickle made from tubers. A good
fodder plant. Proportion global population in Tamil Nadu < 1%. |
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Status |
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-IUCN: |
CR (KA) |
NE (KL) |
VU (TN) |
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- Criteria based on |
Population
reduction (A1a.c.d) – KA Population
reduction (A1a.c) – TN |
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- CITES |
No |
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- IWPA (1972; 91) |
No |
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- National legialation |
Not in negative list of exports
(Notification 2 (RE-98) dt 13.4.98, 1997-2002) |
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Recommendations |
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- Research management |
Habitat
management (Hm), Monitoring (M), Agro-technique (O). |
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- P.H.V.A. |
No |
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Cultivation prog.
recommendations |
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- Cultivation |
Level
1 (ex-situ) |
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- Level of difficulty |
Level
2 (Moderately difficult) |
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Existing cultivation |
None |
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- Names of facilities |
Nil |
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Previous assessment |
LRnt (Regionally) in Camp
II (Feb 96)
compiled by S.S.R.Bennet, V.Chelladurai, R.J.R.Daniels, C.G.Kushalappa,
Michael Maunder, A.G.Pandurangan, Purshottam Singh, V.S.Ramachandran,
S.R.Ramesh, K.Ravikumar, Sally Walker, Sanjay Molur, N.Sasidharan, B.V.Shetty,
M.Sivadasan, D.K.Ved, Vinay Tandon, M.B.Viswanathan. |
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Sources |
V.S.Ramachandran,
N.Sasidharan, D.Stephen, M.P.Nayar, Suresh Baburaj (persn. observn.). |
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Compilers |
M.Abdul
Kareem, M.Ahmedullah, T.Ananda Rao, N.Anil Kumar, Anjali Wadehra, Anjana
Mudappa, S.Aroumougame, S.S.R.Bennet, Dasappa, J.L.Ellis, K.R.Geetha,
R.Gopalan, B.Gurudev Singh, V.P.Hiremath, V.Irudayaraj, Jagat Ram,
C.R.Jawahar, P.John Jebaraj, C.G.Kushalappa, Mohan Karnat, N.Mohanan,
K.N.Murthy, D.Narasimhan, M.P.Nayar, S.Noorunnisa Begum, A.G.Pandurangan
V.Prabhakaran, V.S.Ramachandran, S.R.Ramesh, K.Ravikumar, Sanjay Molur,
N.Sasidharan, A.E.Shanawaz Khan, C.Seema Y.N.Seetharam, B.V.Shetty,
B.S.Somashekhar, T.S.Srinivasa Murthy, D.Stephen, Subhash Mali,
S.P.Subramani, T.S.Suma, Sumy Oommen, D.Suresh Baburaj, M.H.Swaminath,
P.S.Udayan, D.K.Ved, Vinay Tandon, M.B.Viswanathan. |
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