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Species |
Terminalia
arjuna (Roxb. ex. DC) Wight. Arn. |
Synonyms |
T. cunrata Roth., Pentaptera arjuna Roxb. ex. DC T. arjuna var angustifolia (Roth) C. B.
Cl. |
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Family |
Combretaceae |
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Vernacular Name |
Arjun, Arjun sadada,
Kakoobha, Nadisarj, Nadiasana, Nadiain |
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Trade Name |
Arjun |
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Taxonomic status |
Species |
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Habit |
Tree |
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Forest Type Microhabitat |
Dry & Moist deciduous
Along the water courses
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Original Global distribution |
South east Asia |
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Regional distribution (Maharashtra) |
Throughout state except
Solapur |
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Elevation |
0 - 800 meters |
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Extent of Occurrence (EOO) |
> 20000 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 |
20-25 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 |
Sane (1985-2000) Pune,
Kshirsagar (2000) Gadchiroli, Nagpur, Chikhaldara, Amaravati, Sardesai
(1995-2001) Kolhapur, Sindhudurg, Satara, Sangali, Mahajan (1995-2001) Pune,
Kolhapur, Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri, Amaravati, Nagpur, Bapat (1970-2001)
Maharashtra, Punekar (2000) Tadoba |
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Threats |
L- Loss of habitat, Ht
– Harvest for timber, Hm – Harvest for medicine |
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Other comments |
Bark is traded and exported.
Alternate host for lac (Tasar silk moth). High demand – less production so
threatened. Threat may be visualized in future. |
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Status: IUCN |
NT – Near
Threatened
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Criteria based on |
A 2 c, d |
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CITES |
No |
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Presence in Protected Areas |
Yes |
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Research Recommendations |
O – Systematic
harvesting of bark for sustainable yield |
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Management Recommendations |
----- |
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Cultivation Recommendations Level of difficulty |
Level 1 Least difficult |
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Sources |
Flora of Bombay Presidency, Cooke Flora of Maharashtra,
Dicotyledons, N.P.Singh & S. Karthikeyan, Flora of Maharashtra, M.R.
Almeida Flora of Sindhudurg, B.G. Kulkarni Flora of Mahabaleshwar, S.Deshpande & B.D.
Sharma Flora of Raigad, M. J. Kothari & S. Moorthy Flora of Goa, Diu, Daman, Dadara &
Nagarhaveli R. S. Rao |
Compilers |
Badawe G., Kshirsagar R., Mahajan S., Page U.,
Patil A., Punekar S., Ranade A., Rao R., Salunke C., Sane
H., Sardesai M., Shaligram K., Shimple V. |