1. Botanical name

Drosera peltata  Sm.

2. Synonym(s) 

-

3. Family

Droseraceae

4. Taxonomic status

Species

5. Vernacular names

Rod Mukuta (Assamese)

6. Habit

Herb

7. Habitat

 

Moist, Sandy, exposed hill slopes in sub tropical and tropical forests

8. Original global distribution

 

India, China. South east Asia, Australia

9. Current

regional

distribution

 

Ar. Pradesh

Eagle Nest Wildlife Sanctuary, Thungri in W. Kameng

Assam

On both sides of the river Brahmaputra

Meghalaya

Throughout the state

Sikkim

Not recorded

10. Elevation range (m)

100 –2,000

11. Population Reduction – PR

 

States \  Class

< 30%

30 to 49%

50 to < 80%

­³ 80%

Ar. Pradesh

ü

-

 

 

Assam

ü

-

 

 

Meghalaya

-

ü

 

 

Sikkim

DD

-

 

 

Data quality

2,  3

11 a. Time/Rate (years/generations)

10 years

12. Extent of Occurrence – EOO 

> 20,000 Km2

13. Area of Occupancy – AOO 

> 2,000 Km2

14. No. of  locations / sub-populations 

Ar. Pradesh

Assam

Meghalaya

Sikkim

3-4

Many

Many

Few

14 a. Data quality

2 & 3

15. Threats 

E=Edaphic factors, I= Human interference, L= Loss of habitat, Sf= Fire, H= Harvest (Botanaical collections).

16. Trade

 

Name(s)

 

Level(s)

Local

Regional

National ü

Global ü

Parts traded

-

Impact on population

-

Data quality

-

17. Other comments

Academic interest; Botanical wonder and collections

18. Recent field studies

 

A. Sarmah – Eagle WLS & Thungri area in W. Kameng Dt. of Arunachal Pradesh

19. Status

Ar. Pradesh

Assam

Meghalaya

Sikkim

- CITES     

 

 

 

 

- Legislation

 

 

 

 

- Criteria based on

A 2 c

 

A 2 c

 

- IUCN

NT

LC

VU

DD

20. % of global presence

<1%

<1%

<1%

<1%

21. Existing Conservation measures

None for the specific taxon

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

Yes

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

Not known

24. Recommendations

a) Research / Management

i)        in situ ü

ii)       ex situ

b)      Cultivation

c)      Level of difficulty in propagation / cultivation

 

 

Habitat management (Hm).

 

 

 

 

Not known

25. Existing cultivation

Not known

26. Previous assessment

 

§         Endangered (A 1 c, d) – Karnataka – 1994

§         Low risk, Least concern – Kerala & Tamil Nadu – Prior to 1994.

27. Data sources

(including literature)

§         N.P. Balakrishnan, Flora of Jowai, Vol. I.  BSI, 1981

§         U.N. Kanjlal. Flora of Assam, Vol. II. Govt. of Assam, 1934

28. Compilers

A.A. Mao (Facilitator), T.T.C. Marak, Ameenba Yaden, Padmeshwar Gogoi, Anupam Sarmah (Recorder), Chandra Barooah, Ayesha Ahmed, N.S. Jameer

Kenneth M. Pala.

29. Reviewers

R. R. Rao (Facilitator), K. Haridasan, A.N. Rao,

R.C. Sundriyal, P. Gajurel, Mridul Goswami,

R. Vijaya Sankar (Recorder), R.S. Pathak, G.A. Kinhal.