Species (& synonyms)	Aphanamixis polystachya (Wall.) Parker =Amoora rohituka (Roxb.) Wight & Arn.
Vernacular name	Mullu muthala, Rohithaca (Kan.); Chem maram (Mal.); Malam puluvam, Vellai kongu (Tam.).
Family	MELIACEAE
Taxonomic status	Species
Habit	Tree
Habitat	Moist deciduous to evergreen forest
Original global distribution	India, Pakistan, Nepal, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Myanmar and Sri Lanka.
Current regional distribution	Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu.
- Elevation (m)	700 – 1,500
- Range (km^2)	> 20,000 (KA)	5,000 (KL)	> 20,000 (TN)
- Area occupied (km^2)	> 2,000 (KA)	< 250 (KL)	> 2,000 (TN)
- No. of locations	Many scattered (KA)	> 100 (KL)	Many (TN)
Population Trends
- % decline	> 20 (KA)	> 20 (KL)	Not known (TN)
- Time/Rate (years or generations)	3 generations
- No. of mature individuals	Not known (KA)	> 5,000 (KL)	Many (TN)
Global population	Not assessed
Regional population	Declining gradually
Data quality	General field studies, informal field sightings, indirect observation, literature and herbarium studies.
Recent field studies	K.Ravikumar (1988), Bangalore city; P.S.Udayan (1997), BRT Hills (KA). A.G.Pandurangan (1985), Idukki; K.Ravikumar (1993-94), Gudumpara, Munnar; N.Mohanan (1994-95), Thiruvananthapuram Dist.; S.Aroumougame (1996), Silent Valley; A.E.Shanawaz Khan (1995), Chinikala; P.S.Udayan (1998), Moozhikkal (KL). M.B.Viswanathan (1992-96), Kolli Hills; D.Narasimhan (1997), Javadi hills; Jebaraj (1989), Algar koil; K.Ravikumar (1984-97), Pachakumatchi hills, Bodi Mettu, Vellimalai; R.Gopalan (1984), Tirunelveli, Kannikatti; V.Chelladurai (1986), Tirunelveli hills (TN).
Threats	Harvest for medicine (Hm), Trade for medicine (Tm), Loss of habitat (L).
Trade	Local, commercial.
Other comments	Barks used to cure cancer by CDRI. Seeds and bark used as medicine in Ayurveda. Seed oil is used for rheumatism. Bark is traded for Rs.80/-per Kg. (K.R.Keshava murthy). One of the early flowering trees, which flowers after 5^th year of its planting. Proportion global population in Tamil Nadu < 10%.
Status
- IUCN	VU (KA)	VU (KL)	DD (TN)
- Criteria based on	Population reduction (A1a.c.d) – KA & KL
- CITES	No
- IWPA (1972; 91)	No
- National legialation	Not in negative list of exports (Notification 2 (RE-98) dt 13.4.98, 1997-2002)
Recommendations
- Research management	Monitoring (M), Habitat management (Hm), Trade studies.
- P.H.V.A.	Pending
Cultivation prog. recommendations
- Cultivation	Level 3 (research)
- Level of difficulty	Level 1 (Least difficult)
Existing cultivation	Yes
- Names of facilities	Sample specimens are grown in forest departments and gardens. Commonly planted as an avenue tree in Bangalore. Experimentally planted in KFRI, TBGRI.
Previous assessment	VU in CAMP–III (Jan.‘97) compiled by M.Sivadasan, K.R.Keshava Murthy, V.S.Ramachandran, V.Chelladurai, G.S.Goraya, N.Loganathan, Meera Iyer.
Sources	A.G.Pandurangan, K.R.Keshava Murthy, V.S.Ramachandran, N.Mohanan, K.Ravikumar, M.B.Viswanathan, S.Aroumougame, A.E.Shanawaz Khan, P.S.Udayan, V.Chelladurai, V.Lakshmanan, R.Ganesan (persn. observn.).
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.