Botanical
name |
Butea monosperma Var. lutea. (Witt.) Mahe. |
Synonym(s) |
Butea Frondosa Var. lutea Witt. |
Family |
Papilionaceae |
Vernacular
name(s) |
Tella
modugu |
Trade
name(s) |
-- |
Taxonomic
status |
Variety |
Habit |
Tree |
Forest
Type & Microhabitat |
Dry
deciduous, Open degraded Areas |
Global distribution |
Endemic
to Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra & Andhra Pradesh |
Regional distribution (Andhra Pradesh) |
Karimnagar,
Nizamabad Dists. |
Altitude
range (m) |
250
– 600 M |
Range
(km2) (Extent of occurrence) |
>
20 000 |
Area
of occupancy (km2 ) |
>
10 - < 500 |
Population trends – a)
%
decline b)
Time
period |
30%
- 50% 3
Gen. (75 Years) |
No.
of locations |
Fragmented
No. 5 – 10 |
No.
of mature Individuals |
<
100 |
DATA
QUALITY: |
General
Field Studies, Informal Field Sighting |
QUALIFIER: |
Observed, Inferred |
UNCERTAINTY: Please
tick the appropriate box |
Range
of Opinion |
Recent
field studies |
Mr.
Ch.S. Reddy (2000), Nizamabad (Peddagutta), Dr. B.R.P. Rao (1990), Nizamabad,
Dr.
A. H. Naqvi (1991 - 2001), Karimnagar (Sircilla) Dr.
Vijaya Kumar, Rangareddy (Vikarabad) |
Threats |
Or, Hm, Tp |
Trade |
Local |
Other
comments |
Regeneration
very Poor |
Status
assigned (IUCN) |
EN
(Globally) |
Criteria
based on |
A2
c, d / D |
CITES |
-- |
IWPA |
-- |
Recommendations: |
-- |
a)
Research
& Management b)
P.H.V.A. c)
Cultivation
or Captive program recommendations d)
Level
of difficulty e)
Existing
cultivation |
T,
S, M No Level
– 3 Very
difficult Nil |
Sources
(Published data) : |
Flora
of Maharashtra. BSI. 2000. Vol.1, Karimnagar, Ph.D Thesis (KU, 2001) |
Red
status in neighboring States (if
assessed) |
Not
Assessed |
Contiguity
of Distribution with neighboring States (areas) |
Maharashtra
(Pune, Nandad) |
Estimated
proportion of global presence in the region under assessment (% / range) |
30 – 40% A.P. |
Compilers |
Dr.
B.R.P. Rao, Prof. P.N. Rao, Dr. B. Suryanarayana, Dr. M.P. Nayar, Mr.
R. Velankar, Mr. R. Vijaya Sankar, Mr. P.S. Udayan, Mr. Rama Rao, Mr.
Sridher. |
Reviewers |
Dr.
V.S. Raju, Dr. N. Rama Rao, Dr. K. Ravi Kumar, Mr. Ch.S. Reddy, Mr.
K.N.Reddy, Mr. A.H. Naqvi, Ms. Archana Prof.
T. Pullaiah, Dr. Y.N.R. Varma, Dr. Mahesh, Dr. N. Yasoda, Dr. Ali Moulali Mrs.
Noorunnisa Prof.
R.V.R. Raju, Dr. R.V. Reddy, Dr. P. Ashok, Dr. Ellis, Mr. Muniratnam, Mr.
Krishna Rao, Mr. Sivaraj, Ms. Pratima, Ms. Supria Dr.
K. Hemadri, Dr. M. Venugopal, Dr. M. Venkhaiah, Dr. Hara Sriramulu, Dr.
Vijay Kumar, Mr. Sanyasi Rao, Mr. Ganapahi, Ms. Nancy. |