Botanical name

Butea monosperma Var. lutea. (Witt.) Mahe.

Synonym(s)

Butea Frondosa Var. lutea Witt.

Family

Papilionaceae

Vernacular name(s)

Tella modugu

Trade name(s)

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Taxonomic status

Variety

Habit

Tree

Forest Type & Microhabitat

Dry deciduous, Open degraded Areas

Global distribution

Endemic to Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra & Andhra Pradesh

Regional distribution (Andhra  Pradesh)

Karimnagar, Nizamabad Dists.

Altitude range (m)

250 – 600 M

Range (km2) (Extent of occurrence)

> 20 000

Area of occupancy (km2 )       

> 10 - < 500

 Population trends –

a)        % decline

b)       Time period

 

30% - 50%

3 Gen. (75 Years)

No. of locations

Fragmented No. 5 – 10

No. of mature Individuals

< 100

DATA QUALITY:

General Field Studies, Informal Field Sighting

QUALIFIER:

Observed, Inferred

UNCERTAINTY:

Please tick the appropriate box

Range of Opinion

Recent field studies

 

Mr. Ch.S. Reddy (2000), Nizamabad (Peddagutta), Dr. B.R.P. Rao (1990), Nizamabad,

Dr. A. H. Naqvi (1991 - 2001), Karimnagar (Sircilla)

Dr. Vijaya Kumar, Rangareddy (Vikarabad)

Threats

Or, Hm, Tp

Trade

Local

Other comments

Regeneration very Poor

Status assigned (IUCN)

EN (Globally)

Criteria based on

A2 c, d / D

CITES

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IWPA

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Recommendations:

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a)        Research & Management

b)       P.H.V.A.

c)        Cultivation or Captive program recommendations

d)       Level of difficulty

e)        Existing cultivation

T, S, M

No

Level – 3

 

Very difficult

Nil

Sources (Published data) :

Flora of Maharashtra. BSI. 2000. Vol.1, Karimnagar, Ph.D Thesis (KU, 2001)

Red status in neighboring States

(if assessed)

Not Assessed

Contiguity of Distribution with neighboring States (areas)

Maharashtra (Pune, Nandad)

Estimated proportion of global presence in the region under assessment (% / range)

 

30 – 40% A.P.

Compilers

Dr. B.R.P. Rao, Prof. P.N. Rao, Dr. B. Suryanarayana, Dr. M.P. Nayar,

Mr. R. Velankar, Mr. R. Vijaya Sankar, Mr. P.S. Udayan, Mr. Rama Rao,

Mr. Sridher.

Reviewers

Dr. V.S. Raju, Dr. N. Rama Rao, Dr. K. Ravi Kumar, Mr. Ch.S. Reddy, Mr. K.N.Reddy, Mr. A.H. Naqvi, Ms. Archana

 

Prof. T. Pullaiah, Dr. Y.N.R. Varma, Dr. Mahesh, Dr. N. Yasoda, Dr. Ali Moulali

Mrs. Noorunnisa

 

Prof. R.V.R. Raju, Dr. R.V. Reddy, Dr. P. Ashok, Dr. Ellis, Mr. Muniratnam,

Mr. Krishna Rao, Mr. Sivaraj, Ms. Pratima, Ms. Supria

 

Dr. K. Hemadri, Dr. M. Venugopal, Dr. M. Venkhaiah, Dr. Hara Sriramulu,

Dr. Vijay Kumar, Mr. Sanyasi Rao, Mr. Ganapahi, Ms. Nancy.