Species
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Andrographis
paniculata (Burm.f.) Wall.ex Nees |
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Synonyms |
Justicia paniculata Burm.f. |
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Family |
Acanthaceae |
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Vernacular Name |
Kade-chirati, Kalmegh,
Pale kirayat, Chiakat, Bhuinimb |
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Trade Name |
Kade-chirati, Kalmegh,
Pale kirayat |
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Taxonomic status |
Species |
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Habit |
Herb – under shrub |
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Forest Type Microhabitat |
Dry & Moist
deciduous Roadside, Riverbanks,
Undergrowths |
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Original Global distribution |
India, Malaysia, China |
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Regional distribution (Maharashtra) |
Throughout Maharashtra
except Evergreen & semi-evergreen forests. |
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Elevation |
0 –1100 meters |
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Extent of Occurrence (EOO) |
>20,000 Km2 |
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Area of Occupancy (AOO) |
>2000 Km2 |
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No. of locations |
>10 |
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Generation time |
1 year |
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Population trends - % decline |
20 % |
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Time / Rate (Yrs./ Generation) |
10 years |
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Population distribution |
Contiguous |
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Data Quality |
General field studies
& Literature |
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Recent field studies |
Naik V.N. (1970-2000)
Marathwada Tiwari & Chute
(1998) Bhandara |
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Threats |
Hm- Harvest for
medicine, L-Loss of habitat |
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Other comments |
Cultivated on large scale
in Raigad, Thane, Nagpur |
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Status: IUCN |
LC – Least
Concern
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Criteria based on |
Not applicable |
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CITES |
No |
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Presence in Protected Areas |
Yes |
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Research Recommendations |
M- Monitoring to
determine population information H- Husbandry research |
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Management Recommendations |
------ |
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Cultivation Recommendations Level of difficulty |
Level 3 Least difficult |
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Sources |
Flora of Maharashtra,
M.R. Almeida Flora of Yavatmal, S.
Karthikeyan & Anand Kumar Flora of Buldhana, P.G.
Diwakar & B.D. Sharma Flora of Sindhudurga,
B.G. Kulkarni Flora of Maharashtra,
N.P. Singh & Karthikeyan Flora of Bombay
Presidency, Cooke Flora of
Marathwada,V.N. Naik |
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Compilers |
Challare B., Chaudhary C.,
Jadhav Guruji, Jagtap S., Khankane, Kulkarni M., Naik V., Patil S., Pawara
C., Prasad V., Ravikumar K., Reddy, Upadhye A., Vartak V., Yadav S. |