1. Botanical name

Terminalia chebula Retz.

2. Synonym(s)

-

3. Family

Combretaceae

4. Taxonomic status

Species

5. Vernacular names

Harna, Harad, Halela, Haritaki

6. Habit

Tree

7. Habitat

Dry and moist deciduos forest

8. Original global distribution

Paleotropic

9. Current

regional

distribution

 

Chhattisgarh

Bastar, Dhantewada, Kanker, Bilaspur, Raipur, Raigarh, Sarguja

Madhya Pradesh

Hoshangabad, Chindwara, Sehore, Betul, Raisen, Chhatarpur, Rewa

10. Elevation range (m)

Up to 1,000

11. Population Reduction – PR

 

States

< 30%

30 to 49%

50 to < 80%

­³ 80%

Chhattisgarh

 

ü

 

 

Madhya Pradesh

 

ü

 

 

Data quality

2, 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

20 +

15 +

14 a. Data quality

2, 3, 4

15. Threats

Hm (Harvest for medicine), Hf (Harvest for food), Sd (Draught),

Tp (Traded for parts)

16. Trade

 

Name(s)

Harra, Harad

Level(s)

Local ü

Regional ü

National ü

Global ü

Parts traded

Fruit

Effect on population

Declining

Data quality

2, 3, 4

17. Other comments

Used for Tanin and also in Medicine

18. Recent field studies

-

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

5 – 10 %

21. Existing Conservation measures

Through Peoples Protection Area (PPA) – In situ conservation

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

Yes

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

Yes

24. Recommendations

Hm (Habitat management)

Research / Management

a) in situ

Chindwara

b) ex situ

-

   i) Cultivation

2

   ii) Level of difficulty in propagation / cultivation

1 (Least difficult)

25. Existing cultivation-

-

26. Previous assessment

 

27. Data sources

(Including literature)

·          Verma, D.M., P.C. Pant & M.I. Hanfi, 1985. Flora of Raipur, Durg & Rajnandgaon; B.S.I

·          K.K. Khanna, A. Kumar, R.D. Dixit & N.P. Singh, 2001. Supplement to the flora of Madhya Pradesh; B.S.I

·          Mukherjee, A.K., 1984. Flora of Pachmarhi & Bori Reserve; B.S.I

·          M. Oommachan, 1997. The flora of Bhopal; J.K. Jain Bros.

·          Mudgal, V., K.K. Khanna & P.K. Hajra, 1977. Flora of Madhya Pradesh. Vol. II; B.S.I

·          G.P. Roy, B.K. Shukla & B. Butt, 1998. Flora of Madhya Pradesh, Chhttarpur and Damoh

28. Compilers

Ajay K. Awasthi, Arvind Anil Boaz (Facilitator), P. Bhattacharya,

Brajesh Kumar Sahu, S.S. Chandravanshi, Krishna Patra (Recorder),

G. A. Kinhal, Pankaj Oudhia, Vinay K. Sinha

29. Reviewers