Botanical name

Paederia fetida L.

Synonym(s)

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Family

Rubiaceae

Vernacular name(s)

Sarivela, Prasarin, Surya baktha

Trade name(s)

Gandapusarani

Taxonomic status

Speices

Habit

Climbing shrub

Forest Type & Microhabitat

Moist deciduous, Near Streams

Global distribution

S. E. Asia ( India, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, Malayai, Thailand, Borned)

Regional distribution (Andhra  Pradesh)

Araku valley in Visakhapatnam Dist., Malluru In Warangal Dist.

Altitude range (m)

250 – 1000 M

Range (km2) (Extent of occurrence)

< 20 000

Area of occupancy (km2 )       

< 2 000

 Population trends –

a)        % decline

b)       Time period

 

< 20%

10 Years

No. of locations

Fragmented No. 2

No. of mature Individuals

1 000

DATA QUALITY:

General Field Studies, Informal Field Sighting

QUALIFIER:

Inferred, Estimated

UNCERTAINTY:

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Range of Opinion

Recent field studies

 

Mr. Ch.S. Reddy & Dr.V.S. Raju 1999 – 2001, Warangal

Mr. K.N. Reddy, 2000, Warangal

Dr. T. Pullaiah  Visakhapatnam

Threats

Hm, L, I

Trade

Local

Other comments

Used in Annual Temple festivals (Jatra), Need in Ayurveda

Status assigned (IUCN)

NT

Criteria based on

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CITES

Nil

IWPA

Nil

Recommendations:

Not Required

a)        Research & Management

b)       P.H.V.A.

c)        Cultivation or Captive program recommendations

d)       Level of difficulty

e)        Existing cultivation

S, T, M, Lh

Yes, No

Lovel – 1, Level – 3

 

Moderately difficult

No

Sources (Published data) :

Flora, Herbaria

Red status in neighboring States

(if assessed)

Not  Assessed

Contiguity of Distribution with neighboring States (areas)

Orissa

Estimated proportion of global presence in the region under assessment (% / range)

< 1%

Compilers

Dr. V.S. Raju, Dr. N. Rama Rao, Dr. K. Ravi Kumar, Mr. Ch.S. Reddy, Mr. K.N.Reddy, Mr. A.H. Naqvi, Ms. Archana

 

Reviewers

Prof. T. Pullaiah, Dr. Y.N.R. Varma, Dr. Mahesh, Dr. N. Yasoda, Mrs. Noorunnisa