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Species |
Aristolochia
bracteolata Lam. |
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Synonyms |
A.bracteata Retz. |
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Family |
Aristolocheaceae |
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Vernacular Name |
Gandhvel, Gandhan,
Kidamari |
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Trade Name |
------ |
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Taxonomic status |
Species |
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Habit |
Herb (Decumbent- woody at base) |
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Forest Type Microhabitat |
----- Along roadsides (black
cotton soil) |
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Original Global distribution |
Ceylon, India,Tropical Africa,
Old world tropics (Arabia) |
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Regional distribution (Maharashtra) |
Throughout Maharashtra |
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Elevation |
50 meters onward |
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Extent of Occurrence (EOO) |
>20000 km2 |
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Area of Occupancy (AOO) |
>5000 km2 |
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No. of locations |
5 |
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Generation time |
----- |
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Population trends - % decline |
No Significant
change for last 3 decades
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Time / Rate (Yrs./ Generation) |
------ |
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Population distribution |
------ |
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Data Quality |
General field studies
& Literature |
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Recent field studies |
------ |
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Threats |
Local use |
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Other comments |
It’s a Weed of
cultivated fields Leaf juice is used to
cure infected wounds of cattle. |
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Status: IUCN |
LC – Least
Concern
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Criteria based on |
Not applicable |
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CITES |
No |
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Presence in Protected Areas |
No |
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Research Recommendations |
O – Scientific
assessment of uses needed. |
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Management Recommendations |
------- |
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Cultivation Recommendations Level of difficulty |
Level 1 Least difficult |
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Sources |
Flora of Nagpur, Ugemuge Flora of Mahabaleshwar,
S.Deshpande et al Flora of Marathwada,
V.N.Naik Flora of Ahemadnagar,
S.G.Pradhan & Singh Flora of Akola, S.Y.
Kamble & S.G. Pradhan Flora of Yavatmal, S.
Karthikeyan & Anand Kumar Flora of Buldhana, P.G.
Diwakar & B.D. Sharma Flora of Maharashtra
state Dicotyledones, N.P. Singh & S. Karthikeyan Flora of Bombay
Presidency, Cooke |
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Compilers |
Bhogaonkar P., Bhuskute
S., Das Das, Diwakar P., Giri R., Karant M., Khandwai G., Kulkarni M., Lakshminarasimhan
P., Padhye M., Patwardhan A., Rao K., Tiwari V., Vivarekar N. |