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Species (& synonyms) |
Saraca asoca (Roxb.)Wilde |
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Vernacular name |
Asokam (Mal.); Nettilingam (Tam.). |
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Family |
CAESALPINIACEAE |
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Taxonomic status |
Species |
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Habit |
Tree |
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Habitat |
Moist
deciduous to evergreen forests |
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Original global
distribution |
Indo-Malayan |
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Current regional
distribution |
Karnataka,
Kerala and Tamil Nadu |
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- Elevation (m) |
400
– 1,000 |
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- Range (km2) |
<
10,000 (KA) |
<
1,000 (KL) |
<
10,000 (TN) |
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- Area occupied (km2) |
<
1,000 (KA) |
<
10 (KL) |
<
100 (TN) |
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- No. of locations |
10
(KA) |
5
(KL) |
3
(TN) |
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Population Trends |
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- % decline |
>
20 (KA) |
Not
known (KL) |
Not
known (TN) |
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- Time/Rate ( years or
generations) |
3
generations (KA) Not known (KL & TN) |
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- No. of mature individuals |
Not
known |
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Global population |
Not
assessed |
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Regional population |
Not
assessed |
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Data quality |
General
field studies and herbarium data |
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Recent field studies |
K.N.Murthy
(1993), Kudalthirtha and Kodachadri Hills; S.R.Ramesh (1998), Charmady;
P.S.Udayan (1998), Kollur Ghats; Harish bhat (1997), Someshwara state forest,
Uduppi; B.S.Somashekhar (1998), Honnavar (KA). P.S.Udayan (1998), Ambalamala;
N.Sasidharan (1997), Kollam, Palakkad, Thrissur; N.Anil Kumar (1995),
Pathanamthitta, Kollam; K.Ravikumar (1994), Thambracheri Ghat (KL). S.S.R.Bennet (1999), Anamalais;
M.P.Nayar (1996), Peechiparai; Jebaraj (1999), Peechiparai, Kuzthaithurai (TN). |
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Threats |
Harvest
for medicine (Hm), Loss of habitat (L), Human interference (I), Trade for
part (Tp). |
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Trade |
Local
and commercial |
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Other comments |
Commonly
cultivated in many Botanical gardens and households of southern India for
aesthetic, medicinal and sacred value. Bark is of medicinal value, highly
traded. Bark of Polyalthia is
adulterated with this. Proportion global population in Tamil Nadu is < 5
%. |
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Status |
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-IUCN: |
EN (KA) |
DD (KL) |
DD (TN) |
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- Criteria based on |
Extent
of occurrence (B1,2b). |
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- CITES |
Not
listed |
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- IWPA (1972; 91) |
No |
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- National legialation |
Not in negative list of
exports (Notification 2 (RE-98) dt 13.4.98, 1997-2002) |
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Recommendations |
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- Research management |
Monitoring
(M), Survey-search and find (S), Habitat management (Hm). |
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- P.H.V.A. |
Yes |
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Cultivation prog.
recommendations |
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- Cultivation |
Level
3 (research) |
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- Level of difficulty |
Level
1 (Least difficult) |
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Existing cultivation |
Yes |
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- Names of facilities |
Commonly
cultivated in most botanical gardens and households |
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Previous assessment |
EN in CAMP-I (Feb.95), compiled by N.Anil Kumar,
P.Balasubramanian, M.P.Nayar, A.G.Pandurangan, V.S.Ramachandran, S.R.Ramesh,
D.Ramkanth, C.J.Saldanha, Sally Walker, Sanjay Molur, N.Sasidharan, U.S.Seal,
A.N.Shetty, B.V.Shetty, C.K.Sreedharan, K.N.Subramanian, D.K.Ved, Vinay
Tandon |
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Sources |
K.N.Murthy,
S.R.Ramesh, P.S.Udayan, N.Sasidharan, N.Anil Kumar, S.S.R.Bennet, M.P.Nayar,
Jebaraj (persn. observn.). |
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Compilers |
M.Abdul
Kareem, M.Ahmedullah, T.Ananda Rao, N.Anil Kumar, Anjali Wadehra, Anjana
Mudappa, S.Aroumougame, S.S.R.Bennet, Dasappa, J.L.Ellis, K.R.Geetha, R.Gopalan,
B.Gurudev Singh, V.P.Hiremath, V.Irudayaraj, Jagat Ram, C.R.Jawahar, P.John
Jebaraj, C.G.Kushalappa, Mohan Karnat, N.Mohanan, K.N.Murthy, D.Narasimhan,
M.P.Nayar, S.Noorunnisa Begum, A.G.Pandurangan, V.Prabhakaran,
V.S.Ramachandran, S.R.Ramesh, K.Ravikumar, Sanjay Molur, N.Sasidharan,
A.E.Shanawaz Khan, C.Seema, Y.N.Seetharam, B.V.Shetty, B.S.Somashekhar,
T.S.Srinivasa Murthy, D.Stephen, Subhash Mali, S.P.Subramani, T.S.Suma, Sumy
Oommen, D.Suresh Baburaj, M.H.Swaminath, P.S.Udayan, D.K.Ved, Vinay Tandon,
M.B.Viswanathan. |
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