Species
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Fagonia
cretica auct.non L. |
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Synonyms |
F.var. schwein furthii Hadidi ex
Ghafoor F. indica Burm.f. ? F. arabica acut.non.L. |
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Family |
Zygophyllaceae |
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Vernacular Name |
Dhamasa |
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Trade Name |
Dhamasa |
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Taxonomic status |
Species |
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Habit |
Under shrub |
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Forest Type Microhabitat |
Dry deciduous, Scrub
forest River banks and fallow
lands |
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Original Global distribution |
Tropical countries |
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Regional distribution (Maharashtra) |
In all Dry districts of
Maharashtra |
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Elevation |
500-1100 meters |
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Extent of Occurrence (EOO) |
>20,000 km2 |
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Area of Occupancy (AOO) |
>2000 km2 |
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No. of locations |
>10 |
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Generation time |
3 years |
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Population trends - % decline |
> 30 % |
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Time / Rate (Yrs./ Generation) |
10 years |
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Population distribution |
Fragmented |
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Data Quality |
General field studies
& Literature |
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Recent field studies |
Naik V.N. (1970-2000)
Marathwada, Jadhav Guruji (1940-2001) Western Ghats, Chandra singh
(1985-2001) Khandesh Challare (1980-2000)
Khandesh, Yadav S.S. (1982-2000) Khandesh, Upadhye (1985- 2000) Western
Maharashtra |
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Threats |
L –Loss of habitat, Tp –
Trade for parts like bark, fruits etc., Lf – Loss due to fire,
Hm – Harvest for medicine |
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Other comments |
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Status: IUCN |
VU - Vulnerable
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Criteria based on |
A 2 c,d |
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CITES |
No |
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Presence in Protected Areas |
Yes |
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Research Recommendations |
------ |
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Management Recommendations |
Hm – Habitat Management
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Cultivation Recommendations Level of difficulty |
Level 3 Least difficult |
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Sources |
Flora of Maharashtra,
BSI Flora of Mahabaleshwar,
S.Deshpande et al. Flora of Marathwada,
V.N. Naik Zygophyllaceae in
P.K.Harija et al. Flora of India, Vol.4, 1992 Flora of Maharashtra,
M.R.Almeida Flora of Ahemadnagar,
S.G.Pradhan & Singh |
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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. |