Species
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Garcinia
indica (Thou. Du. Petit.) Choisy |
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Synonyms |
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Family |
Clusiaceae |
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Vernacular Name |
Ratamba, Kokam, Aamsul,
Bhirand |
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Trade Name |
Kokam, Aamsul |
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Taxonomic status |
Species |
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Habit |
Tree |
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Forest Type Microhabitat |
Evergreen, Semi evergreen, Moist deciduous
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Original Global distribution |
Endemic to Western
Peninsular India |
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Regional distribution (Maharashtra) |
Sangali (Only Shirala),
Pune, Sindhudurga, Satara, Ratnagiri, Raigad, Kolhapur |
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Elevation |
100-1400 meters |
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Extent of Occurrence (EOO) |
> 20000 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 |
12 - 15 years |
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Population trends - % decline |
5 – 10 % |
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Time / Rate (Yrs./ Generation) |
40 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 |
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Threats |
L- Loss of habitat, Ov
– Over exploitation Sf – Fire, D –
Disease-fungal |
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Other comments |
At some places threat
is due to insect pests, seed germination is good but viability is poor. |
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Status: IUCN |
NT – Near Threatened
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Criteria based on |
A 2 c, d |
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CITES |
No |
Presence in Protected Areas |
No |
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Research Recommendations |
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Management Recommendations |
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Cultivation Recommendations Level of difficulty |
Level 1 & 2 Least difficult |
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Sources |
Flora of Bombay
Presidency, Cooke Flora of Sindhudurg,
B.G. Kulkarni Flora of Mahabaleshwar,
S.Deshpande et al Flora of Marathwada,
V.N.Naik Flora of Raigad, M. J.
Kothari & S. Moorthy Flora of Maharashtra,
Dicotyledons, N.P.Singh & S. Karthikeyan Flora of Maharashtra,
M. R. Almeida, Ph. D. Thesis Bachulkar
(Satara), Sardesai (Kolhapur) |
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Compilers |
Bachulkar M., Badawe
G., Deshpande S., Gawade K., Gawade N., Gour Broom V., Kamble S., Kshirsagar R.,
Mahajan S., Marathe C., Page U., Patil A., Punekar S., Ranade A., Rao R.,
Salunke C., Sane H., Sardesai M., Sawant A., Shaligram K., Shimple V.,
Velankar R. |