Species
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Oroxylum
indicum (L.) Vent. |
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Synonyms |
Bignonia indica L. Calosanths indica Blume. |
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Family |
Bignoniaceae |
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Vernacular Name |
Tetu, Daunak, Shounak,
Tetav |
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Trade Name |
Tetu, Shounak |
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Taxonomic status |
Species |
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Habit |
Tree |
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Forest Type Microhabitat |
Moist & Dry
deciduous, Costal region ----- |
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Original Global distribution |
Indo Malayan |
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Regional distribution (Maharashtra) |
Throughout Maharashtra
in moist deciduous forests |
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Elevation |
50 – 1000 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 |
30 years |
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Population trends - % decline |
> 50 % |
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Time / Rate (Yrs./ Generation) |
3 generations |
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Population distribution |
Fragmented |
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Data Quality |
General field studies
& Literature |
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Recent field studies |
Palekar (2000) Karjat, V.
Ghate (1993-2000) Western Ghats of Maharashtra |
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Threats |
Ov – Over exploitation
of roots and stem, Hm – Harvest for medicine, T – Trade (Local &
Commercial) |
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Other comments |
More commonly seen in north
Kokan than South Kokan. Bat pollinated species. Planted in vicinity of
villages. |
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Status: IUCN |
EN – Endangered
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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 |
----- |
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Cultivation Recommendations Level of difficulty |
Level 1 Moderately difficult |
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Sources |
Flora of Maharashtra,
M.R. Almeida Flora of Maharashtra,
N.P.Singh & S. Karthikeyan Flora of Raigad, M.J.
Kothari & S.Moorthy Flora of Mahabalehwar,
S. Deshpande et al Flora of Khandala,
Fr.Santapau Flora of Bombay
Presidency, Cooke Dryavyagunvidnyanum,
Sharma Flora of Sindhudurg,
B.G. Kulkarni |
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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 |