|
Botanical
name |
Amorphophallus sylvaticus (Roxb.) Kunth |
|
Synonym(s) |
Arum sylvaticum Roxb., Synantherias sylvaticus (Roxb.) Sch |
|
Family |
Araceae |
|
Vernacular
name(s) |
Adavi
kanda (Te), Konda kanda (Te) |
|
Trade
name(s) |
Vajra
kanda |
|
Taxonomic
status |
Species |
|
Habit |
Cormous
herb |
|
Forest
Type & Microhabitat |
Dry
to Moist deciduous, Scrub forest, Undergrowth |
|
Global distribution |
Sri
Lanka, India |
|
Regional distribution (Andhra Pradesh) |
Vizianagaram,
Srikakulam, Visakhapatnam, East Godavari, Nizamabad, Kurnool, Nellore |
|
Altitude
range (m) |
300
– 500, 50 – 500 |
|
Range
(km2) (Extent of occurrence) |
>
20 000 |
|
Area
of occupancy (km2 ) |
>2
000 |
|
Population trends – a)
%
decline b)
Time
period |
>30
% <50 % 10
Years |
|
No.
of locations |
Fragmented
No.>10 |
|
No.
of mature Individuals |
>1
000 |
|
DATA
QUALITY: |
General
Field Studies |
|
QUALIFIER: |
Observed, Inferred |
|
UNCERTAINTY: |
Range
of Opinion |
|
Recent
field studies |
Dr.
B.S.(1985) – Rapur, Somasila, Venkatagiri Dr.
B.R.P.Rao (1990) – Annaram (Nizamabad) Prof.
T.Pullaiah (1990 – 2000) – Kurnool |
|
Threats |
L, I, Hm, Or |
|
Trade |
Local |
|
Other
comments |
Seeds
& Fruits against toothache & enlarged glands, Tubers, edible –
boiling |
|
Status
assigned (IUCN) |
VU |
|
Criteria
based on |
A2
c |
|
CITES |
- |
|
IWPA |
- |
|
Recommendations: |
- |
|
a)
Research
& Management b)
P.H.V.A. c)
Cultivation
or Captive program recommendations d)
Level
of difficulty e)
Existing
cultivation |
S,
Hm & T No Level
– 3 Least
difficult - |
|
Sources
(Published data) : |
Flora
of Nellore dist. – Dr. B.S. & A.S.Rao (2001) Flora
of Nizamabad dit. – Dr. B.R.P.Rao (1995) Flora
of A.P. – T.Pullaiah & Ravi (1999) |
|
Red
status in neighboring States |
Not
assessed |
|
Contiguity with neighboring States |
Contiguous
with Tamilnadu |
|
Estimated
proportion of global presence |
2 – 5 % ;
5 – 10% |
|
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. |