1. Botanical name		Rauvolfia serpentina (L.) Benth. ex Kurz
2. Synonym(s)		Ophioxylon serpentinum L.
3. Family		Apocynaceae
4. Taxonomic status		Species
5. Vernacular names		Sarpagandha, Kukri, Jadi, Chhotochand
6. Habit		Herb / Under shrub
7. Habitat		Moist deciduous forest
8. Original global distribution		Through out moist zone; India, Sri lanka, Malaysia
9. Current regional distribution	Chhattisgarh	Bastar, Sukma, Narayanpur, Mahasamund, Kanker
	Madhya Pradesh	Pachmarhi (Dr. Khanna, 2001)
10. Elevation range (m)		300 – 1,200
11. Population Reduction – PR	States	< 30%	30 to 49%		50 to < 80%		³ 80%
	Chhattisgarh						ü
	Madhya Pradesh		ü
	Data quality	2, 3, 4
11 a. Time/Rate (years/generations)		10 years
12. Extent of Occurrence – EOO		>20,000Km^2
13. Area of Occupancy – AOO		>2,000Km^2
14. No. of locations / sub-populations		Chhattisgarh			Madhya Pradesh
		Bastar, Kanger valley, Dhamtari			Pachmarhi
14 a. Data quality		2, 3, 4
15. Threats		Hm (Harvest for medicine), Tp (Traded for parts)
16. Trade	Name(s)	Sarpagandha, Kukri, Chhandi
	Level(s)	Local ü		Regional ü	National ü			Global ü
	Parts traded	Root
	Effect on population	Declining
	Data quality	2, 3, 4
17. Other comments		Poor seed germination Destructive harvesting Few plants have been observed at Pachmarhi by Dr. Khanna, 2001 Reintroduction in natural forest should be taken
18. Recent field studies		Tiwari et.al. 2001-2002; Khotele, 1998-2003 Srivastava, U.L., 1992-93 Trade study – Demand supply, Dept. of ISM & H – 2001-02
19. Status		Chhattisgarh				Madhya Pradesh
- CITES		Appendix II
- Legislation		National –ve list
- Criteria based on		CR (A 2 c, d)				VU (A 2 c, d)
- IUCN		CR				VU
20. % of global presence		< 1 %
21. Existing Conservation measures		-
22. Is the presence of taxon continuous with neighbouring areas ?		Yes (Orissa)
23. Are the outside populations also under similar threats / pressures?		Yes
24. Recommendations		Protection is urgently needed in Bastar, Introduce to new localities Multiplication in agricultural fields
Research / Management
a) in situ		Bastar
b) ex situ		-
i) Cultivation		1
ii) Level of difficulty in propagation / cultivation		1 (Least difficult)
25. Existing cultivation-		-
26. Previous assessment		-
27. Data sources (Including literature)		Flora of Madhya Pradesh. Vol II; BSI Number of BSI publications Tiwari et.al. 2001-2002; Khotele, 1998-2003 Srivastava, U.L., 1992-93 Trade study – Demand supply, Dept. of ISM & H – 2001-02
28. Compilers		R. L. S. Sikarwar (Facilitator), Arti Gupta (Recorder), Ashok K. Jain, N. Mohan Karnat, K. Ravikumar, Shahbaz Ahmad, J. L. Shrivastava, Ashutosh Tripathi, Uttam Kumar Subuddhi
29. Reviewers		S. N. Khotele, Omkar Lal Shrivastava, R. K. Pandey, Pushp Jain, Ruby Sharma, J. P. Sharma, Shweta Singh, R. Vijaya Sankar, R. K. S. Tiwari, Vinay Tandon