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Species (& synonyms) |
Hedychium coronarium Koenig |
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Vernacular name |
Kitchili kezhangu (Tam.) |
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Family |
ZINGIBERACEAE |
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Taxonomic status |
Species |
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Habit |
Rhizomatous
robust herb, 1- 2 m tall |
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Habitat |
Along
stream sides and marshy areas in higher altitudes |
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Original global
distribution |
Indo-Malaysia |
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Current regional
distribution |
Karnataka,
Kerala and Tamil Nadu |
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- Elevation (m) |
800
– 1,800 |
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- Range (km2) |
<
20,000 (KA) |
<
2,500 (KL) |
>
20,000 (TN) |
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- Area occupied (km2) |
<
2,000 (KA) |
<
50 (KL) |
>
2,000 (TN) |
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- No. of locations |
Fragmented
(KA) |
10
(KL) |
Many
(TN) |
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Population Trends |
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- % decline |
<
10 (KA) |
<
10 (KL) |
No
decline (TN) |
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- Time/Rate ( years or
generations) |
10
years |
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- No. of mature individuals |
Many |
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Global population |
Not
assessed |
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Regional population |
Stable |
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Data quality |
General
field studies, informal sighting and indirect observation. |
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Recent field studies |
K.Ravikumar
(1993-95), Munnar; A.G.Pandurangan and A.E.Shanawaz Khan (1995), Idukki;
N.Sasidharan (1995), Thiruvananthapuram (KL).
K.Ravikumar (1983-97), Bodi mettu, Pachakumatchi hills; P.S.Udayan (1990-96),
Kalhatty, Nilgiris; D.Stephen (1994), Mudumalai; R.Gopalan and M.P.Nayar
(1991-96), Tirunelveli and Kanniyakumari Dists. (TN). District and State floras of Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil
Nadu. |
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Threats |
Harvest
for medicine (Hm), Loss of habitat (L), Trade of parts (Tp). |
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Trade |
Local,
commercial |
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Other comments |
Rhizomes
are used as medicine. Widely naturalised in tropical America. |
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Status |
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-IUCN: |
LRnt (KA) |
LRnt (KL) |
LRlc (TN) |
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- Criteria based on |
Not
applicable |
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- CITES |
No |
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- IWPA (1972; 91) |
No |
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- National legialation |
Not in negative list of exports
(Notification 2 (RE-98) dt 13.4.98, 1997-2002) |
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Recommendations |
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- Research management |
Monitoring
(M), Limiting factor research (Lr), Husbandry research (H) |
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- P.H.V.A. |
No |
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Cultivation prog.
recommendations |
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- Cultivation |
Level
3 (research) |
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- Level of difficulty |
Level
1 (Least difficult) |
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Existing cultivation |
Yes |
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- Names of facilities |
Sufficient
samples are available in gene bank of TBGRI. Commonly grown in home gardens
in Kerala. A common ornamental plant in many parts of Tamil Nadu. |
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Previous assessment |
LRnt (Regionally), DD
(Globally) in Camp II (Feb 96) compiled by S.S.R.Bennet, V.Chelladurai,
R.J.R.Daniels, C.G.Kushalappa, Michael Maunder, A.G.Pandurangan, Purshottam
Singh, V.S.Ramachandran, S.R.Ramesh, K.Ravikumar, Sally Walker, Sanjay Molur,
N.Sasidharan, B.V.Shetty, M.Sivadasan, D.K.Ved, Vinay Tandon,
M.B.Viswanathan. |
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Sources |
P.S.Udayan,
K.Ravikumar, S.P.Subramani, A.G.Pandurangan, A.E.Shanawaz Khan, D.Stephen,
R.Gopalan (persn. observn.). |
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Compilers |
M.Abdul
Kareem, M.Ahmedullah, T.Ananda Rao, N.Anil Kumar, Anjali Wadehra, Anjana
Mudappa, S.Aroumougame, S.S.R.Bennet, Dasappa, J.L.Ellis, K.R.Geetha,
R.Gopalan, B.Gurudev Singh, V.P.Hiremath, V.Irudayaraj, Jagat Ram,
C.R.Jawahar, P.John Jebaraj, C.G.Kushalappa, Mohan Karnat, N.Mohanan,
K.N.Murthy, D.Narasimhan, M.P.Nayar, S.Noorunnisa Begum, A.G.Pandurangan
V.Prabhakaran, V.S.Ramachandran, S.R.Ramesh, K.Ravikumar, Sanjay Molur,
N.Sasidharan, A.E.Shanawaz Khan, C.Seema, Y.N.Seetharam, B.V.Shetty,
B.S.Somashekhar, T.S.Srinivasa Murthy, D.Stephen, Subhash Mali,
S.P.Subramani, T.S.Suma, Sumy Oommen, D.Suresh Baburaj, M.H.Swaminath,
P.S.Udayan, D.K.Ved, Vinay Tandon, M.B.Viswanathan. |
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