Species	Uraria picta (Jacq.) Desv. ex DC
Synonyms	Hedysarum pictum Jacq.
Family	Fabaceae
Vernacular Name	Pithwan, Natya, Madra, Prishnaparni
Trade Name	Pithwan, Prishnaparni
Taxonomic status	Species
Habit	Perennial under shrub
Forest Type Microhabitat	Dry & Moist deciduous Hedges, Dapple shades
Original Global distribution	Tropical Africa, Malaya, Philippines, India, Sri Lanka
Regional distribution (Maharashtra)	Throughout Maharashtra
Elevation	0 – 1100 meters
Extent of Occurrence (EOO)	> 20,000 km^2
Area of Occupancy (AOO)	> 2000 km^2
No. of locations	> 10
Generation time	15 years
Population trends - % decline	5-10 %
Time / Rate (Yrs./ Generation)	3 Generations
Population distribution	Fragmented
Data Quality	General field studies & Literature
Recent field studies	Naik, Challare (1970-2000) Marathwada, Patil (1995-2001) Khandesh, Toranmal, Chandrasingh (1975-2000) Khandesh, Toranmal, Marathe C. (1995-2001) Murud (Raigad), Kamble (1985-2001) Akola, G.Broom (1998-1999) Dhanora, Velankar R. (2000) Nagzira, Ghate (1992-2001) Western Ghats
Threats	L – Loss of habitat, Ov- Overexploitation, Hm – Harvest for Medicine, I – Human interference, Sf - Fire
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Status: IUCN	LC – Least Concern
Criteria based on	Not applicable
CITES	No
Presence in Protected Areas	Yes
Research Recommendations	----
Management Recommendations	---
Cultivation Recommendations Level of difficulty	Level 3 Least difficult
Sources	Flora of Bombay Presidency, Cooke Flora of Sindhudurga, B.G. Kulkarni Flora of Mahabaleshwar, Deshpande et al. Flora of Maharashtra state Dicotyledones, N.P. Singh & S. Karthikeyan Flora of Akola, S.Y.Kamble & S.G.Pradhan Flora of Yavatmal, S. Kartikeyan & Anand Kumar Flora of Maharashtra, M. R. Almeida 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.