1. Botanical name

Strychnos nux-vomica L.

2. Synonym(s)

-

3. Family

Strychnaceae

4. Taxonomic status

Species

5. Vernacular names

Kuchla, Azaraqi

6. Habit

Tree

7. Habitat

Moist deciduous forests

8. Original global distribution

India, South Asia

9. Current

regional

distribution

 

Chhattisgarh

Bastar, Dhantewada, Sukma, Narayanpur, Raipur

Madhya Pradesh

-

10. Elevation range (m)

200 – 900

11. Population Reduction – PR

 

States

< 30%

30 to 49%

50 to < 80%

­³ 80%

Chhattisgarh

 

ü

 

 

Madhya Pradesh

 

-

 

 

Data quality

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

Few

 

14 a. Data quality

3, 4

15. Threats

E (Edaphic factors), Hm (Harvest for medicine), L (Loss of Habitat), Tp (Traded for parts)

16. Trade

 

Name(s)

Kuchla

Level(s)

Local ü

Regional ü

National ü

Global ü

Parts traded

Seeds

Effect on population

Declining

Data quality

3, 4

17. Other comments

·       Prescribed for nervous disorders

·       Medicated product for scap

·       Not reported from Madhya Pradesh, recorded only from Chhattisgarh state (Raipur) and is stated to be a Rare plant

18. Recent field studies

DISM & H, WHO, Govt. of India, 2001-2002

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 ?

Yes

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

Yes

24. Recommendations

Habitat conservation to be taken

Research / Management

a) in situ

-

b) ex situ

Propagation studies to be taken

   i) Cultivation

-

   ii) Level of difficulty in propagation / cultivation

2 (Moderately difficult)

25. Existing cultivation-

-

26. Previous assessment

By DISM & H, WHO, Govt. of India, 2001-02

27. Data sources

(Including literature)

·       Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. of India

·       DISM & H, WHO, Demand study for selected medicinal plants, 2001-2002

28. Compilers

S. N. Khotele (Facilitator), Omkar Lal Shrivastava, R. K. Pandey,

Pushp Jain, Ruby Sharma, J. P. Sharma, Shweta Singh (Recorder),

R. K. S. Tiwari, R. Vijaya Sankar, Vinay Tandon

29. Reviewers

Plenary