|
Species (& synonyms) |
Trichopus zeylanicus Gaertn subsp. travancoricus (Bedd.) Burkill |
|
Vernacular name |
Aarokya pacha (Mal.). |
|
Family |
TRICHOPODACEAE (Dioscoreaceae) |
|
Taxonomic status |
Subspecies |
|
Habit |
Tuberous
herbs |
|
Habitat |
Evergreen
forests |
|
Original global
distribution |
ENDEMIC to southern Western Ghats |
|
Current regional
distribution |
Kerala
and Tamil Nadu |
|
- Elevation (m) |
|
|
- Range (km2) |
<
20,000 |
|
- Area occupied (km2) |
<
2,000 |
|
- No. of locations |
Severely
fragmented |
|
Population Trends |
|
|
- % decline |
>
50 |
|
- Time/Rate ( years or generations) |
10
years |
|
- No. of mature individuals |
Not
assessed |
|
Global population |
Not
assessed |
|
Regional population |
Not
assessed |
|
Data quality |
General
field studies |
|
Recent field studies |
Peechiparai
and Agasthiarmalai MPCAs; K.Ravikumar (1994), Keeriparai RF; R.Ganesan
(1992-98), Kalakad Tiger Reserve, R.Gopalan (1985-97), Agasthiarmalai (TN). C.R.Jawahar (1987-1993),
Bonacaud, Kulathupuzha, Kallar and Achankoil (KL). |
|
Threats |
Loss
of habitat (L), Human interference (I). |
|
Trade |
Local
and Regional |
|
Other comments |
A
major ingredient in ayurvedic formulation, Jeevanthi is being manufactured by Kottakal Arya Vaiyda Sala,
Kerala. |
|
Status |
|
|
- IUCN |
ENDANGERED (EN) |
|
- Criteria based on |
Population
reduction (Aa) and Extent of occurrence (B2a.c) |
|
- CITES |
Not
listed |
|
- IWPA (1972; 91) |
No |
|
- National legislation |
Not in negative list of
exports (Notification 2 (RE-98) dt 13.4.98, 1997-2002) |
|
Recommendations |
|
|
- Research management |
Monitoring
(M), Habitat management (Hm), Life history studies (Lh). |
|
- P.H.V.A. |
Yes |
|
Cultivation prog.
recommendations |
|
|
- Cultivation |
Level
3 (research) |
|
- Level of difficulty |
Level
1 (Least difficult) |
|
Existing cultivation |
Yes |
|
- Names of facilities |
Under
cultivation by tribals in Kerala in a buy-back scheme by TBGRI. CIMH MPCP,
maintaining small-scale cultivation in Palakkad Dist. Kerala. |
|
Previous assessment |
CR in CAMP- I (Feb. ‘ 95) compiled by N.Anil Kumar,
P.Balasubramanian, M.P.Nayar, A.G.Pandurangan, V.S.Ramachandran, S.R.Ramesh,
D.Ramkanth, C.J.Saldanha, Sally Walker, Sanjay Molur, N.Sasidharan, U.S.Seal,
A.N.Shetty, B.V.Shetty, C.K.Sreedharan, K.N.Subramanian, D.K.Ved, Vinay
Tandon |
|
Sources |
K.Ravikumar,
R.Gopalan, R.Ganesan, C.R.Jawahar. |
|
Compilers |
S.R.Ramesh,
V.S.Ramachandran, M.Ahmedullah, N.Mohanan, Vinay Tandon, P.John Jebaraj,
C.R.Jawahar, Anjana Mudappa, K.N.Murthy. |
|
Reviewers |
M.Abdul
Kareem, T.Ananda Rao, N.Anil Kumar, Anjali Wadehra, S.Aroumougame,
S.S.R.Bennet, J.L.Ellis, Dasappa, K.R.Geetha, R.Gopalan, B.Gurudev Singh,
V.P.Hiremath, V.Irudayaraj, C.G.Kushalappa, Mohan Karnat, D.Narasimhan,
M.P.Nayar, S.Noorunnisa Begum, A.G.Pandurangan, V.Prabhakaran, K.Ravikumar, Sanjay
Molur, N.Sasidharan, C.Seema, Y.N.Seetharam, A.E.Shanawaz Khan, B.V.Shetty,
B.S.Somashekhar, T.S.Srinivasa Murthy, D.Stephen, Subhash Mali,
S.P.Subramani, T.S.Suma, Sumy Oommen, D.Suresh Baburaj, M.H.Swaminath,
P.S.Udayan, D.K.Ved, M.B.Viswanathan. |