|
Botanical
name |
Mesua ferrea Linn. |
|
Synonym(s) |
No |
|
Family |
Clusiaceae |
|
Vernacular
name(s) |
Uppa,
Uppi chettu |
|
Trade
name(s) |
Nagakesara |
|
Taxonomic
status |
Species |
|
Habit |
Tree |
|
Forest
Type & Microhabitat |
Moist
deciduous, Stream Bank |
|
Global distribution |
India,
Tropical Africa |
|
Regional distribution (Andhra Pradesh) |
Visakhapatnam
M (Uppa Vllage of Hukumpet Mandal) |
|
Altitude
range (m) |
800
M |
|
Range
(km2) (Extent of occurrence) |
<
100 |
|
Area
of occupancy (km2 ) |
<
10 |
|
Population trends – a)
%
decline b)
Time
period |
10% 100
Years |
|
No.
of locations |
Fragmented
No. 1 |
|
No.
of mature Individuals |
<
1 000 |
|
DATA
QUALITY: |
General
Field Studies |
|
QUALIFIER: |
Inferred |
|
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Range
of Opinion |
|
Recent
field studies |
Dr.
N. Venugopal (1997) |
|
Threats |
I |
|
Trade |
Local |
|
Other
comments |
In
situ Conservation, This Species Presently not Threat in the Available Area |
|
Status
assigned (IUCN) |
NE |
|
Criteria
based on |
-- |
|
CITES |
-- |
|
IWPA |
-- |
|
Recommendations: |
-- |
|
a)
Research
& Management b)
P.H.V.A. c)
Cultivation
or Captive program recommendations d)
Level
of difficulty e)
Existing
cultivation |
Hm No Level
– 3 Moderately
difficult Nil |
|
Sources
(Published data) : |
Dr.
M. Venkiah – New Paper Article – 1997 |
|
Red
status in neighboring States (if
assessed) |
DD |
|
Contiguity
of Distribution with neighboring States (areas) |
Orissa |
|
Estimated
proportion of global presence in the region under assessment (% / range) |
< 1% |
|
Compilers |
Dr.
K. Hemadri, Dr. M. Venugopal, Dr. M. Venkhaiah, Dr. Hara Sriramulu, Dr.
Vijay Kumar, Mr. Sanyasi Rao, Mr. Ganapahi, Ms. Nancy. |
|
Reviewers |
Dr.
B.R.P. Rao, Prof. P.N. Rao, Dr. B. Suryanarayana, Dr. M.P. Nayar, Mr.
R. Velankar, Mr. R. Vijaya Sankar, Mr. P.S. Udayan, Mr. Rama Rao, Mr.
Sridher. |