Species

Cadaba fruticosa (L.) Druce

Synonyms

 

C.farinosa Forssk.

C.indica Lam.

Family

Capparaceae (Capparidaceae)

Vernacular Name

Kalasakal, Kalitaka, Kalitakali

Trade Name

Habab

Taxonomic status

Species

Habit

Scandent shrub

Forest Type

Microhabitat

Dry deciduous

Roadside, In hedges

Original Global distribution

India

Regional distribution (Maharashtra)

Throughout Maharashtra (Rare in Vidarbha)

Elevation

0 – 1100 meters

Extent of Occurrence (EOO)

>20000 km2

Area of Occupancy (AOO)

>2000 km2

No. of  locations

>10

Generation time

20 years

Population trends - % decline

>20 %

Time / Rate (Yrs./ Generation)

3 generations

Population distribution

Fragmented

Data Quality

General field studies & Literature

Recent field studies

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Threats

L – Loss of habitat

Other comments

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Status: IUCN

NT – Near Threatened

Criteria based on

Not applicable

CITES

No

Presence in Protected Areas

No

Research Recommendations

 

M – Monitoring to determine population information, Lh – Life history studies, Lr – Limiting factor research needs.

Management Recommendations

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Cultivation Recommendations

Level of difficulty

Level 3

Least difficult

Sources

Flora of Marathwada, V.N.Naik

Flora of Maharashtra, M.R. Almeida

Flora of Maharashtra, Dicotyledons, N.P.Singh & S. Karthikeyan, Flora of Ahmednagar, S.G.Pradhan & N.P.Singh

Flora of Nasik, P. Lakshminarasimhan & B.D. Sharma

Flora of Nagpur, Ugemuge

Flora of Akola, S.Y.Kamble & S.G.Pradhan

Flora of Yavatmal, S. Kartikeyan & Anand Kumar

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

Flora of Melghat, Dhore & Joshi

Flora of Chandrapur, Moorthy

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.