1. Botanical name

Asparagus recemosus Willd.

2. Synonym(s)

Asparagus officinalis L.

Asparagus jacquemonti Baker.

3. Family

Liliaceae

4. Taxonomic status

Species

5. Vernacular names

Satawar (H), Shataori, Satamuli (S)

6. Habit

Climbing shrub

7. Habitat

Outskirts of forests; as undergrowth in mixed and open forest

8. Original global distribution

Africa, India, Malaysia, Australia

9. Current

regional

distribution

 

Chhattisgarh

Widely distributed

Madhya Pradesh

Widely distributed

10. Elevation range (m)

150 - 1300

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)

3 generations

12. Extent of Occurrence – EOO

20,000Km2

13. Area of Occupancy – AOO

2,000Km2

14. No. of  locations / sub-populations 

Chhattisgarh

Madhya Pradesh

Wide spread

Wide spread

14 a. Data quality

2, 3, 4

15. Threats

Hf (Harvest for food), Hm (Harvest for medicine), Lf (Loss of Habitat - Fragmentation), Lp (Loss of habitat – Quality), T (Trade)

16. Trade

 

Name(s)

Satawar

Level(s)

Local ü

Regional ü

National ü

Global ü

Parts traded

Root

Effect on population

Declining

Data quality

2, 3, 4

17. Other comments

 

18. Recent field studies

§         Sahu & I. Sahu, 1999. Ethnobotany

§         Sahu & P. Sahu. Journal of Tropical Medicinal Plants (CEDMAP)

19. Status

Chhattisgarh

Madhya Pradesh

- CITES

-

- Legislation

-

- Criteria based on

NT (A 2 c, d)

NT (A 2 c, d)

- IUCN

NT

NT

20. % of global presence

10 %

 

21. Existing Conservation measures

-

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

Yes

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

Yes

24. Recommendations

S (Survey, search & find), Hm (Habitat management), Lm (Limiting factor management)

Research / Management

a) in situ

 

b) ex situ

 

   i) Cultivation

 

   ii) Level of difficulty in propagation / cultivation

1 (Least difficult)

25. Existing cultivation-

 

26. Previous assessment

 

27. Data sources

(Including literature)

§         Sahu & I. Sahu, 1999. Ethnobotany

§         Sahu & P. Sahu. Journal of Tropical Medicinal Plants (CEDMAP)

28. Compilers

Anjali Rawat (Recorder), A. K. Bhattacharya, S. J. Chipde, D. K. Ved

K. K.  Khanna, A. K. Kulshrestha, Manish Mishra, Suprava Patnaik,

Manisha Alice Lakra, Nagar, T. R. Sahu (Facilitator), B. Saluja

29. Reviewers

Ajay K. Awasthi, Arvind Anil Boaz, P. Bhattacharya, Pankaj Oudhia,

Brajesh Kumar Sahu, Krishna Patra, G.A.  Kinhal, Vinay K. Sinha,

S. S. Chandravanshi