Botanical name

Celastrus paniculatus Wild.

Synonym(s)

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Family

Celastraceae

Vernacular name(s)

Jyotismathi, Malariateega, Palleru teega, Mula kankani, Chinadanii,  Maneru Teega

Trade name(s)

Jyotismathi, Pedelu kaya, Mala kagni, Malleru pattu, Thiga palleru

Taxonomic status

Species

Habit

Straggler

Forest Type & Microhabitat

Deciduous Forest, Rarely seen in Scrub Jungles

Global distribution

India, Burma, Malay Peninsula, Archaepelago

Regional distribution (Andhra  Pradesh)

Adilabad, Visakhapatnam, Cuddapah, Kurnool, E. Godavari, Medak, Srikakulam, Nizamabad, Nellore, Chittoor, Ananthapur Dists.

Altitude range (m)

Upto700 M

Range (km2) (Extent of occurrence)

> 20 000

Area of occupancy (km2 )       

> 2 000

 Population trends –

a)        % decline

b)       Time period

 

< 30%

30 Years

No. of locations

Continuous

No. of mature Individuals

> 10 000

DATA QUALITY:

General Field Studies

QUALIFIER:

Inferred

UNCERTAINTY:

Please tick the appropriate box

95% Confidence

Recent field studies

 

Dr. R.V. Reddy (1988 - 1996), Cuddapah Hills,

Dr. R.R.V. Raju (1985 - 2000), Nallamallais, Rampa Hills, Anantgiri Forest

Mr. Sivaraj (1997), Chittoor Forest, K.N. Reddy  1997-2001 Khammam, East Godavari, Visakhapatnam, Chittoor, Mr. Krishna (1999 - 2000), E. Godavari

Threats

H, Hm, L, Sf

Trade

Local, Regional, National

Other comments

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Status assigned (IUCN)

NT

Criteria based on

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CITES

NA

IWPA

NA

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

Hm, T, S, M

No

Level – 3

 

Least difficult

Not Observed under Cultivation

Sources (Published data) :

Flora of E. Godavari (1999), Kurnool (Venkat Raju), A.P. (Pullaiah et al.),

Nizamabad (1995), Nellore (2001 In Press.)

Red status in neighboring States

(if assessed)

(NT – Karnataka – Tamilnadu), VU – Kerala, LC – Maharashtra

Contiguity of Distribution with neighboring States (areas)

All Other Adjoining States

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

 

2 – 3%

Compilers

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

 

Reviewers

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. Sridhar