Species	Rauvolfia serpentina ( L.) Benth. ex Kurz.
Synonyms	Ophioxylon serpentium Linn.
Family	Apocynaceae
Vernacular Name	Nakuli, Surpin, Sarpagandha, Hadaki
Trade Name	Sarpagandha
Taxonomic status	Species
Habit	Perennial undershrub
Forest Type Microhabitat	Evergreen, Semi evergreen, Moist deciduous ------
Original Global distribution	Indo Malayan, Sri Lanka
Regional distribution (Maharashtra)	Ratnagiri, Sindhudurg, Kolhapur, Raigad, Satara, Sangli, Chandrapur, Gadchiroli
Elevation	50 - 1400 meters
Extent of Occurrence (EOO)	> 20000 km^2
Area of Occupancy (AOO)	1000 - 1500 km^2
No. of locations	> 10
Generation time	3 years
Population trends - % decline	> 80 %
Time / Rate (Yrs./ Generation)	10 generations
Population distribution	Fragmented
Data Quality	General field studies & Literature
Recent field studies	Salunke (1996-2001) Amboli, Almedia (2000-2001) Sawantwadi, Bapat (1994-1998) Gadchiroli, Sane, Shaligram (1998) Dapoli, Sardesai (2000) Kolhapur, Deokule 92000) Mahabalehwar, Sawantwadi, Shimple (19999) Malvan, Punekar (19990 Chandoli
Threats	L- Loss of habitat, T – Trade for medicine, Ov – Over exploitation
Other comments	Infestation by millibugs, fungal rust, Caterpillars, Aphids - threats
Status: IUCN	CR – Critically Endangered
Criteria based on	A 2 a, c, d
CITES	No
Presence in Protected Areas	Yes
Research Recommendations	O – Sustainable harvesting techniques, Alternative vegetative techniques
Management Recommendations	O – In situ conservation, prohibition on trade of will resources
Cultivation Recommendations Level of difficulty	Level 1 Moderately difficult
Sources	Flora of Bombay Presidency, Cooke Flora of Sindhudurg, B.G. Kulkarni Flora of Mahabaleshwar, S.Deshpande et al Flora of Raigad, Kothari & S. Moorthy Flora of Goa, Diu Daman, Dadra & Nagarhaveli R.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.