|
Botanical
name |
Piper nigrum L. |
|
Synonym(s) |
-- |
|
Family |
Piperaceae |
|
Vernacular
name(s) |
Miriyalu,
Kondamiriyalu |
|
Trade
name(s) |
Black
Pepper |
|
Taxonomic
status |
Species |
|
Habit |
Climber |
|
Forest
Type & Microhabitat |
Moist
deciduous, Semi Evergreen, Vine on Terminalia, Banboo, Artocarpus |
|
Global distribution |
India,
Sri Lanka |
|
Regional distribution (Andhra Pradesh) |
Kurnool
(Gundlabrahmeswaram), E. Godavari (Maredumilli), Visakhapatnam
(Saparla) |
|
Altitude
range (m) |
350
– 600 M |
|
Range
(km2) (Extent of occurrence) |
> 20 000 |
|
Area
of occupancy (km2 ) |
>
10 - < 5000 |
|
Population trends – a)
%
decline b)
Time
period |
<
30% 15
Years (3 Generations.) |
|
No.
of locations |
Fragmented
No. (1) 3 |
|
No.
of mature Individuals |
>
500 - < 2 000 |
|
DATA
QUALITY: |
Informal
Field Sighting |
|
QUALIFIER: |
Estimated |
|
UNCERTAINTY: Please
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Range
of Opinion |
|
Recent
field studies |
Prof.
R.R.V. Raju (1982 - 1990), Kurnool (Gundlabrahmeswaram), Dr.
Rolla S. Rao (1947), E. Godavari
(Maredumilli), Dr.
J. L. Elliys (1963), Kurnool (Gundlabrahmeswaram) |
|
Threats |
Hm, Or, T, Tp, L |
|
Trade |
Regional,
National |
|
Other
comments |
Recorded
in Wild Condition from Kurnool, E. Godavari Dist. |
|
Status
assigned (IUCN) |
EN |
|
Criteria
based on |
B2
a, b (ii) |
|
CITES |
NA |
|
IWPA |
NA |
|
Recommendations: |
-- |
|
a)
Research
& Management b)
P.H.V.A. c)
Cultivation
or Captive program recommendations d)
Level
of difficulty e)
Existing
cultivation |
Hm Yes Level
–1 Least
difficult Yes,
Hills of North Circar Districts. |
|
Sources
(Published data) : |
Flora
of Nallamallais (Dr. J.L.Ellies), Kurnool (Dr. R.R.V. Raju & Prof. T.
Pullaiah), A.P. (Prof. T. Pullaiah et al.) |
|
Red
status in neighboring States (if
assessed) |
NT
– Karnataka, LC – Kerala, NT – Tamilnadu |
|
Contiguity
of Distribution with neighboring States (areas) |
Karnataka,
Kerala, Tamilnadu |
|
Estimated
proportion of global presence in the region under assessment (% / range) |
< 1% |
|
Compilers |
Prof.
R.V.R. Raju, Dr. R.V. Reddy, Dr. P. Ashok, Dr. Ellis, Mr. Muniratnam, Mr.
Krishna Rao, Mr. Sivaraj, Ms. Pratima, Ms. Supria |
|
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.
Sridhar |