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Species (& synonyms) |
Plectranthus vettiveroides (Jacob) Singh & Sharma = Coleus
vettiveroides Jacob |
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Vernacular name |
Vetti ver, Kuru ver (Tam.) |
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Family |
LAMIACEAE |
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Taxonomic status |
Species |
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Habit |
Herb |
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Habitat |
Known
only under cultivation |
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Original global
distribution |
Not
known |
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Current regional
distribution |
No
wild population |
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- Elevation (m) |
25
– 150 |
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- Range (km2) |
Not
known (KA) |
Not
known (KL). |
<
50 (TN) |
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- Area occupied (km2) |
Not
known (KA) |
Not
known (KL) |
<
5 (TN) |
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- No. of locations |
Not
assessed (KA) |
Not
assessed (KL) |
2
(TN) |
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Population Trends |
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- % decline |
Not
assessed |
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- Time/Rate (years or
generations) |
Not
known |
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- No. of mature individuals |
Not
known |
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Global population |
Not
known |
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Regional population |
Not
assessed |
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Data quality |
Literature,
herbarium and direct information |
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Recent field studies |
K.Ravikumar
(20.6.1999) observed under cultivation in Kuttiya veli and Thillai mangalam
villages near Kollidam, Sirkazhi taluk, Tamil Nadu. |
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Threats |
Extinct
in wild |
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Trade |
Cultivated
and harvested for medicine. Roots used in flower shops, agar -bhathi
factories, preparation of scent, hair oil (K.Ravikumar). |
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Other comments |
K.C.Jacob
(1941) described this species based on vegetative specimen. All his attempts
to induce flowering have been failed. According to N.Sasidharan, it may be
identical to C. zeylanicus, a Sri Lankan species,
which needs further critical study. |
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Status |
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IUCN: |
NE (KA) |
NE (KL) |
CR (TN) |
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- Criteria based on |
Extent
of occurrence (B1.3a.b) – TN |
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- CITES |
Not
listed |
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- IWPA (1972; 91) |
No |
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- National legialation |
Not in negative list of exports
(Notification 2 (RE-98) dt 13.4.98, 1997-2002) |
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Recommendations |
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- Research management |
Not
applicable |
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- P.H.V.A. |
Yes |
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Cultivation prog.
recommendations |
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- Cultivation |
Level
3 (research) |
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- Level of difficulty |
Level
1 (Least difficult) |
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Existing cultivation |
Yes |
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- Names of facilities |
10
farmers in Kuttiya veli and Thillai mangalam villages near Kollidam, Sirkazhi
taluk, Tamil Nadu cultivate this for local markets. |
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Previous assessment |
EN in CAMP - I (Feb.‘95) compiled by N.Anil Kumar,
P.Balasubramanian, M.P.Nayar, A.G.Pandurangan, V.S.Ramachandran, S.R.Ramesh,
D.Ramkanth, C.J.Saldanha, Sally Walker, Sanjay Molur, N.Sasidharan, U.S.Seal,
A.N.Shetty, B.V.Shetty, C.K.Sreedharan, K.N.Subramanian, D.K.Ved, Vinay
Tandon |
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Sources |
K.Ravikumar
(persn. observn.), K.C.Jacob (1941), JBNHS 42:320-322. |
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Compilers |
M.Abdul
Kareem, M.Ahmedullah, T.Ananda Rao, N.Anil Kumar, Anjali Wadehra, Anjana Mudappa,
S.Aroumougame, S.S.R.Bennet, Dasappa, J.L.Ellis, K.R.Geetha, R.Gopalan,
B.Gurudev Singh, V.P.Hiremath, V.Irudayaraj, Jagat Ram, C.R.Jawahar, P.John
Jebaraj, C.G.Kushalappa, Mohan Karnat, N.Mohanan, K.N.Murthy, D.Narasimhan,
M.P.Nayar, S.Noorunnisa Begum, A.G.Pandurangan, V.Prabhakaran,
V.S.Ramachandran, S.R.Ramesh, K.Ravikumar, Sanjay Molur, N.Sasidharan,
A.E.Shanawaz Khan, C.Seema, Y.N.Seetharam, B.V.Shetty, B.S.Somashekhar,
T.S.Srinivasa Murthy, D.Stephen, Subhash Mali, S.P.Subramani, T.S.Suma, Sumy
Oommen, D.Suresh Baburaj, M.H.Swaminath, P.S.Udayan, D.K.Ved, Vinay Tandon,
M.B.Viswanathan. |
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