1. Botanical name

Clerodendrum serratum (L.) Moon

2. Synonym(s)

-

3. Family

Verbenaceae

4. Taxonomic status

Species

5. Vernacular names

Barangi (H)

6. Habit

Shrub

7. Habitat

Torpical moist deciduous forests

8. Original global distribution

Indo – Malesia, S. Africa to Madagascar

9. Current

regional

distribution

 

Chhattisgarh

Bastar, Bilaspur, Raipur

Madhya Pradesh

Moist tropical forests in Pachmarhi and also in Jabalpur, Amarkantak, Indore, Patalkot

10. Elevation range (m)

900 – 1,300

11. Population Reduction – PR

 

States

< 30%

30 to 49%

50 to < 80%

­³ 80%

Chhattisgarh

 

 

ü

 

Madhya Pradesh

 

 

ü

 

Data quality

3, 4

11 a. Time/Rate (years/generations)

3 generations

12. Extent of Occurrence – EOO

>20,000Km2

13. Area of Occupancy – AOO

>2,000Km2

14. No. of  locations / sub-populations 

Chhattisgarh

Madhya Pradesh

Kanger valley, Bailladila

Amarkantak, Pachmarhi plateau

14 a. Data quality

3, 4

15. Threats

Hm (Harvest for medicine), Lp (Loss of Habitat - Quality),

Tp (Traded for parts)

16. Trade

 

Name(s)

Barangi

Level(s)

Local ü

Regional ü

National ü

Global

Parts traded

Roots, Bark, Leaves

Effect on population

Declining

Data quality

3, 4

17. Other comments

In M.P. and Chhattisgarh, the species is found in moist forests of the hills.

18. Recent field studies

-

19. Status

Chhattisgarh

Madhya Pradesh

- CITES

-

- Legislation

-

- Criteria based on

EN (A 2 c, d)

EN (A 2 c, d)

- IUCN

EN

EN

20. % of global presence

< 1 %

< 1 %

21. Existing Conservation measures

Nil

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 studies, Control destructive harvesting, seed biology and propagation studies

Research / Management

a) in situ

CG - Bastar (Narainpur), Bilaspur (Lamni & Kewchi), Gandai & Salewara

b) ex situ

 

   i) Cultivation

Seed and stem cutting

   ii) Level of difficulty in propagation / cultivation

2 (Moderately difficult)

25. Existing cultivation-

Nil

26. Previous assessment

Nil

27. Data sources

(Including literature)

·          Tiwari et.al. 2002-2003

·          Mudgal, V., K.K. Khanna  & P.K. Hajra, 1997. Flora of Madhya Pradesh. Vol II. BSI

·          Rajendran & Daniel, 2002. The Indian Verbenaceae – A taxonomic Revision.

·          Sal forests of Balaghat, Bilaspur, Damoh, Dhar, Durg, Hoshangabad, Indore, Mandla, Raigarh, Raipur, Rajnandgaon, Seoni, Surguja - Flora of Madhya Pradesh

28. Compilers

S. N. Khotele (Facilitator), Omkar Lal Shrivastava, R. K. Pandey,

Pushp Jain, Ruby Sharma, J. P. Sharma, Shweta Singh (Recorder),

R. K. S. Tiwari, R. Vijaya Sankar, Vinay Tandon

29. Reviewers

Plenary