Species	Pseudarthia viscida ( L.) Wight & Arn.
Synonyms BSI- cut all syn.?	Hedysarum viscidum L., Glycine viscida Willd. Desmodium leschnaultii DC. Desmodium periptenum Zipp., Rhynchosia viscida DC.
Family	Fabaceae
Vernacular Name	Chikta, Shaliparni
Trade Name	Shaliparni
Taxonomic status	Species
Habit	Scadent undershrub
Forest Type Microhabitat	Dry & Moist deciduous ------
Original Global distribution	Indo Malayan
Regional distribution (Maharashtra)	All districts of Western Maharashtra, Vidarbha, Marathwada
Elevation	50 - 800 meters
Extent of Occurrence (EOO)	> 20000 km^2
Area of Occupancy (AOO)	> 2000 km^2
No. of locations	> 10
Generation time	2 –3 years
Population trends - % decline	5 – 10 %
Time / Rate (Yrs./ Generation)	3 generations
Population distribution	Fragmented
Data Quality	General field studies & Literature
Recent field studies	Sardesai (1995-2000) Kolhapur, Sane (1990) Kanakeshwar, Gawade (1990-2000) Amboli, Mahajan (1990-2000) Malshej Ghat, Punekar (1999) Amboli, Almedia (2000) Sawantwadi
Threats	L- Loss of habitat
Other comments	Local name Chikata is also referred for some other plants like Desmodium diffusum.
Status: IUCN	LC – Least Concern
Criteria based on	Not applicable
CITES	No
Presence in Protected Areas	Yes
Research Recommendations	-----
Management Recommendations	------
Cultivation Recommendations Level of difficulty	Level 3 Moderately difficult
Sources	Flora of Bombay Presidency, Cooke Flora of Sindhudurg, B.G. Kulkarni Flora of Mahabaleshwar, S.Deshpande & B.D. Sharma Flora of Raigad, M. J. Kothari & S. Moorthy Flora of Maharashtra, Dicotyledons, N.P.Singh & S. Karthikeyan, Flora of Buldhana, P.G.Diwakar & B.D.Singh Flora of Goa, Diu Daman, Dadra & NagarhavelisR.S. Rao
Compilers	Badawe G., Kshirsagar R., Mahajan S., Page U., Patil A., Punekar S., Ranade A., Rao R., Salunke C., Sane H., Sardesai M., Shaligram K., Shimple V.