1. Botanical name

Tylophora indica (Burm. F) Merr.

2. Synonym(s)

Tylophora asthmatica Wight & Arn.

3. Family

Asclepiadaceae

4. Taxonomic status

Species

5. Vernacular names

Antamul

6. Habit

Climber (Twiner)

7. Habitat

In disturbed area of the forest

8. Original global distribution

Peninsular India, West Bengal, Orissa

9. Current

regional

distribution

 

Chhattisgarh

Wide spread

Madhya Pradesh

Wide spread

10. Elevation range (m)

2,500

11. Population Reduction – PR

 

States

< 30%

30 to 49%

50 to < 80%

­³ 80%

Chhattisgarh

 

ü

 

 

Madhya Pradesh

 

ü

 

 

Data quality

2, 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

Many

Many

14 a. Data quality

2, 3, 4

15. Threats

Hm (Harvest for medicine), Tp (Traded for parts)

16. Trade

 

Name(s)

 

Level(s)

Local ü

Regional ü

National ü

Global ü

Parts traded

Leaves

Effect on population

Declining

Data quality

2, 3, 4

17. Other comments

-

18. Recent field studies

Flora of M.P.


19. Status

Chhattisgarh

Madhya Pradesh

- CITES

-

- Legislation

-

- Criteria based on

VU (A 2 c, d)

VU (A 2 c, d)

- IUCN

VU

VU

20. % of global presence

< 1%

< 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

Regeneration study

Research / Management

a) in situ

 

b) ex situ

-

   i) Cultivation

-

   ii) Level of difficulty in propagation / cultivation

1 (Least difficult)

25. Existing cultivation-

-

26. Previous assessment

-

27. Data sources

(Including literature)

 

28. Compilers

Anjali Rawat (Recorder), A. K. Bhattacharya, S. J. Chipde, D. K. Ved

K. K.  Khanna, A. K. Kulshrestha, Manish Mishra, Suprava Patnaik,

Manisha Alice Lakra, Nagar, T. R. Sahu (Facilitator), B. Saluja

29. Reviewers

9