Species	Holostema ada-kodien Schultes.
Synonyms	H. annulare ( Roxb. ) K. Schum. H. rheedi Wall., H. annularia Roxb.
Family	Asclpiadaceae
Vernacular Name	Jeevanti, Arkapushpi, Khandodaki, Shirdodi, Tultuli, Chirphul, Dudurli
Trade Name	------
Taxonomic status	Species
Habit	Climber
Forest Type Microhabitat	Semi –evergreen, Moist & Dry deciduous Open areas, Hedges
Original Global distribution	Sri Lanka, South east Asia
Regional distribution (Maharashtra)	Throughout Maharashtra
Elevation	0 – 800 meters
Extent of Occurrence (EOO)	> 20000 km^2
Area of Occupancy (AOO)	>2000 km^2
No. of locations	>10
Generation time	10 – 15 years
Population trends - % decline	> 50 % (Predicted >80 %)
Time / Rate (Yrs./ Generation)	3 generations
Population distribution	Contiguous
Data Quality	General field studies & Literature
Recent field studies	Almeida (1999) Alibagh, Tetali (2000) Satara & Pune, Bapat (1994-1998) Bhandara & Gadchiroli, Kumathekar (2000) Satpuda range, Deokule (1999-2000) Mulashi, Palekar (2000) Karjat
Threats	T – Trade, D – Disease (Aphids)
Other comments	-----
Status: IUCN	CR – Critically Endangered
Criteria based on	A 4 c,d,e
CITES	No
Presence in Protected Areas	Yes
Research Recommendations	M – Monitoring to determine population information, O – Research on trade required.
Management Recommendations	O – Establishment of demo gardens.
Cultivation Recommendations Level of difficulty	Level 1, 3 Least difficult
Sources	Flora of Maharashtra, Mr. Almeida Flora of Raigad, Kothari & S.Moorthy Flora of Sindhudurg, B.G. Kulkarni Flora of Mahabaleshwar, S.Deshpande et al Flora of Maharashtra, Dicotyledons, N.P.Singh & S. Karthikeyan, Flora of Nasik, P. Lakshminarasimhan & B.D. Sharma
Compilers	Adhikari S., Almeida M., Bapat A., Chinchnikar G., Dandekar S, Deokule S., Jagtap A., Jagtap S., Mali S., Nesari T., Palekar R., Pardesi, Tetali P., Udayan P., Vaidya S.