Species

Andrographis paniculata (Burm.f.) Wall.ex Nees

Synonyms

Justicia paniculata Burm.f.

Family

Acanthaceae

Vernacular Name

Kade-chirati, Kalmegh, Pale kirayat, Chiakat, Bhuinimb

Trade Name

Kade-chirati, Kalmegh, Pale kirayat

Taxonomic status

Species

Habit

Herb – under shrub

Forest Type

Microhabitat

Dry & Moist deciduous

Roadside, Riverbanks, Undergrowths

Original Global distribution

India, Malaysia, China

Regional distribution (Maharashtra)

 

Throughout Maharashtra except Evergreen & semi-evergreen forests.

Elevation

0 –1100 meters

Extent of Occurrence (EOO)

>20,000 Km2

Area of Occupancy (AOO)

>2000 Km2

No. of  locations

>10

Generation time

1 year

Population trends - % decline

20 %

Time / Rate (Yrs./ Generation)

10 years

Population distribution

Contiguous

Data Quality

General field studies & Literature

Recent field studies

 

Naik V.N. (1970-2000) Marathwada

Tiwari & Chute (1998) Bhandara

Threats

Hm- Harvest for medicine, L-Loss of habitat

Other comments

Cultivated on large scale in Raigad, Thane, Nagpur

Status: IUCN

LC – Least Concern

Criteria based on

Not applicable

CITES

No

Presence in Protected Areas

Yes

Research Recommendations

 

M- Monitoring to determine population information

H- Husbandry research

Management Recommendations

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Cultivation Recommendations

Level of difficulty

Level 3

Least difficult

Sources

Flora of Maharashtra, M.R. Almeida

Flora of Yavatmal, S. Karthikeyan & Anand Kumar

Flora of Buldhana, P.G. Diwakar & B.D. Sharma

Flora of Sindhudurga, B.G. Kulkarni

Flora of Maharashtra, N.P. Singh & Karthikeyan

Flora of Bombay Presidency, Cooke

Flora of Marathwada,V.N. Naik

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.