Species
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Saraca
asoca (Roxb.) de Wilde |
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Synonyms |
Saraca indica auct non. L. |
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Family |
Cesalpiniaceae |
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Vernacular Name |
Sitecha Ashok |
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Trade Name |
Ashok sal |
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Taxonomic status |
Species |
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Habit |
Tree |
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Forest Type Microhabitat |
Evergreen, Semi
evergreen Along streams |
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Original Global distribution |
Indo Malayan |
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Regional distribution (Maharashtra) |
Sindhudurg, Ratnagiri,
Satara, Kolhapur, Pune, Raigad, Sangali |
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Elevation |
50 – 900 meters |
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Extent of Occurrence (EOO) |
> 20,000 km2 |
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Area of Occupancy (AOO) |
< 500 km2 |
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No. of locations |
> 10 |
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Generation time |
30 years |
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Population trends - % decline |
< 30 % |
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Time / Rate (Yrs./ Generation) |
3 Generations |
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Population distribution |
Fragmented |
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Data Quality |
General field studies
& Literature |
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Recent field studies |
Ghate V. (1980-2001)
Western Ghats of Maharashtra, Kambale (1990-2001) Pune, Bachulkar (1990-2001)
Kolhapur, Satara, Sangali, Upadhye
(1985-2001) Western Maharashtra |
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Threats |
L – Loss of habitat, Hm
– Harvest for medicine, Ov – Over exploitation, T – Trade for medicine, Tp –
Trade for parts like bark, fruits etc. |
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Other comments |
Cultivation for
commercial use is necessary. |
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Status: IUCN |
EN – Endangered |
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Criteria based on |
B 2 (a) & (b) (iii) C 2 (a) (i) |
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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. |
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Management Recommendations |
Hm – Habitat management |
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Cultivation Recommendations Level of difficulty |
Level 1 Least difficult |
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Sources |
Flora of Bombay
Presidency, Cooke Flora of Maharashtra,
M. R. Almeida Flora of Sindhudurga,
B.G. Kulkarni Flora of Maharashtra
state Dicotyledones, N.P. Singh & S. Karthikeyan, Flora of Ahemadnagar,
S.G.Pradhan & Singh Flora of Mahabaleshwar,
S. Deshpande et al Flora of Raigad, M.J.
Kothari & S. Moorthy |
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Compilers |
Adhikari S., Bachulkar,
Datar M., Deshpande S., Gawade B., Ghate V., Gour Broom V., Kamble S.,
Marathe C., Velankar R. |