Species

Fumaria indica   (Haussk.) Pugsley

Synonyms

 

F. vaillantii  var. indica Haussk.

F. parviflora ssp. vaillantii  (Lois.) Hook. f. & Thoms.

Family

Fumariaceae

Vernacular Name

Pitta-papada

Trade Name

Pitta-papada

Taxonomic status

Species

Habit

Herb

Forest Type

Microhabitat

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Cultivated fields

Original Global distribution

South-east Asia, Europe, India, Africa

Regional distribution (Maharashtra)

Throughout Maharashtra

Elevation

500-1100 meters

Extent of Occurrence (EOO)

>20,000 km2

Area of Occupancy (AOO)

>2000 km2

No. of  locations

>10

Generation time

1 year

Population trends - % decline

> 50 %

Time / Rate (Yrs./ Generation)

10 years

Population distribution

Fragmented

Data Quality

General field studies & Literature

Recent field studies

Naik V.N.  (1970-2000) Marathwada, Upadhye (1985- 2000) Pune, Jagtap S. (1995-2000) Pune, Chauhan V.S. (2000) Lonavala

Threats

E – Edaphic factors (change due to fertilizers, pesticides etc.)

Other comments

Basically it is weed & grows in Wheat fields

Not present in high rainfall areas.

Status: IUCN

EN – Endangered

Criteria based on

A 2 e

CITES

No

Presence in Protected Areas

Yes

Research Recommendations

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Management Recommendations

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Cultivation Recommendations

Level of difficulty

Level 1

Least difficult

Sources

Flora of Akola, S.Y.Kamble and S.G.Pradhan

Flora of Maharashtra, BSI

Flora of Marathwada, V.N. Naik

Flora of Maharashtra, M. R. Almeida

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.