1. Botanical name

Andrographis paniculata (Burmf.) Wall. ex Nees

2. Synonym(s)

 

3. Family

Acanthaceae

4. Taxonomic status

Species

5. Vernacular names

Karuchirayata Kalmegh, Bhuineem

6. Habit

Herb

7. Habitat

Tropical deciduous forest

8. Original global distribution

India, tropical countries

9. Current

regional

distribution

 

Chhattisgarh

Through out the state

Madhya Pradesh

Through out the state

10. Elevation range (m)

300 – 900

11. Population Reduction – PR

 

States

< 30%

30 to 49%

50 to < 80%

­³ 80%

Chhattisgarh

 

ü

 

 

Madhya Pradesh

 

ü

 

 

Data quality

3, 4

11 a. Time/Rate (years/generations)

10 years

12. Extent of Occurrence – EOO

< 20,000Km2

13. Area of Occupancy – AOO

< 2,000Km2

14. No. of  locations / sub-populations 

Chhattisgarh

Madhya Pradesh

Many

Many

14 a. Data quality

3, 4

15. Threats

E (Edaphic factors), Hm (Harvest for medicine), T (Trade),

Sd (Drought)

16. Trade

 

Name(s)

Kalmegh

Level(s)

Local ü

Regional ü

National ü

Global ü

Parts traded

Whole plant

Effect on population

Declining

Data quality

3, 4

17. Other comments

Whole plant is useful. Therefore sustainable harvest is proposed

18. Recent field studies

Ministry of Health and Family welfare, Govt. of India, DISM, WHO Demand study for selected medicinal plants, 2001-2002

19. Status

Chhattisgarh

Madhya Pradesh

- CITES

 

- Legislation

 

- Criteria based on

VU (A 2 c, d)

VU (A 2 c, d)

- IUCN

VU

VU

20. % of global presence

<1 %

 

21. Existing Conservation measures

-

22. Is the presence of taxon continuous with neighbouring areas ?

Yes

23. Are the outside populations also under similar threats / pressures?

Yes

24. Recommendations

Biotic impact, Regeneration / Sustainable harvesting technique

Research / Management

a) in situ

 

b) ex situ

 

   i) Cultivation

Under trials

   ii) Level of difficulty in propagation / cultivation

1 (Least difficult)

25. Existing cultivation-

An exsitu cultivation by the farmers have been started

26. Previous assessment

Yes. Previous CAMP

27. Data sources

(Including literature)

Ministry of Health and Family Welfare, Govt. Of India, DISM, WHO, 2001-2002

28. Compilers

S. N. Khotele (Facilitator), Omkar Lal Shrivastava, R. K. Pandey,

Pushp Jain, Ruby Sharma, J. P. Sharma, Shweta Singh (Recorder),

R. K. S. Tiwari, R. Vijaya Sankar, Vinay Tandon

29. Reviewers

Ajay K. Awasthi, Arvind Anil Boaz, P. Bhattacharya, Pankaj Oudhia,

Brajesh Kumar Sahu, Krishna Patra, G.A.  Kinhal, Vinay K. Sinha,

S. S. Chandravanshi