Species

Oroxylum indicum (L.) Vent.

Synonyms

Bignonia indica L.

Calosanths indica Blume.

Family

Bignoniaceae

Vernacular Name

Tetu, Daunak, Shounak, Tetav

Trade Name

Tetu, Shounak

Taxonomic status

Species

Habit

Tree

Forest Type

Microhabitat

Moist & Dry deciduous, Costal region

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Original Global distribution

Indo Malayan

Regional distribution (Maharashtra)

Throughout Maharashtra in moist deciduous forests

Elevation

50 – 1000 meters

Extent of Occurrence (EOO)

>20,000 km2

Area of Occupancy (AOO)

>2000 km2

No. of  locations

>10

Generation time

30 years

Population trends - % decline

> 50 %

Time / Rate (Yrs./ Generation)

3 generations

Population distribution

Fragmented

Data Quality

General field studies & Literature

Recent field studies

Palekar (2000) Karjat, V. Ghate (1993-2000) Western Ghats of Maharashtra

Threats

Ov – Over exploitation of roots and stem, Hm – Harvest for medicine, T – Trade (Local & Commercial)

Other comments

More commonly seen in north Kokan than South Kokan. Bat pollinated species. Planted in vicinity of villages.

Status: IUCN

EN – Endangered

Criteria based on

A 2 c,d

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

Moderately difficult

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

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