Species

Tinospora sinensis  (Lour.) Merr.

Synonyms

T.malabarica (Lam.) Miers

Campylns sinensis Lour.

Family

Menispermaceae

Vernacular Name

Ghamolichi vel, Gulvel, Amrutvel, Padmaguduchi

Trade Name

Gulvel

Taxonomic status

Species

Habit

Climber

Forest Type

Microhabitat

Semi evergreen, Moist deciduous

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Original Global distribution

India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh, Myanmar, China, Thailand, Vietnam, Combodia

Regional distribution (Maharashtra)

 

Kolhapur, Satara, Sindhudurg, Thane, Raigad, Ratnagiri, Pune, Sangali

Elevation

50 – 1000 meters

Extent of Occurrence (EOO)

> 20,000 km2

Area of Occupancy (AOO)

> 2000 km2

No. of  locations

> 10

Generation time

10 years

Population trends - % decline

> 20 %

Time / Rate (Yrs./ Generation)

3 Generations

Population distribution

Fragmented

Data Quality

General field studies & Literature

Recent field studies

Bachulakar (1990-2000) Satara, Sangali, Kolhapur, Naik (1990-2001) Konkan, Upadhye (1985-2001) Western Maharashtra, G.Broom, Marathe C. (1998-2001) Raigad, Gawade B.G. (1998-2001) Vengurla

Threats

L – Loss of habitat, Ov- Overexploitation, Hm – Harvest for Medicine

Other comments

Harvest for fodder.

Status: IUCN

NT – Near Threatened

Criteria based on

Not applicable

CITES

No

Presence in Protected Areas

Yes

Research Recommendations

O – Studies for sustainable harvest

Management Recommendations

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Cultivation Recommendations

Level of difficulty

Level 1

Least difficult

Sources

Flora of Bombay Presidency, Cooke

Flora of Sindhudurg, B.G. Kulkarni

Flora of Maharashtra state Dicotyledones, N.P. Singh & S. Karthikeyan

Menispermaceae in B. D. Sharma et al. Flora of India, Vol 1, 1993, Flora of Maharashtra, M. R. Almeida

Flora of Mahabaleshwar, S. Deshpande et al

Flora of Raigad, M.J.Kothari & S.Moorthy

Compilers

Adhikari S., Bachulkar M., Datar M., Deshpande S., Gawade B., Ghate V., Gour Broom V., Kamble S., Marathe C., Velankar R.