Botanical
name |
Celastrus paniculatus Wild. |
Synonym(s) |
-- |
Family |
Celastraceae |
Vernacular
name(s) |
Jyotismathi,
Malariateega, Palleru teega, Mula kankani, Chinadanii, Maneru Teega |
Trade
name(s) |
Jyotismathi,
Pedelu kaya, Mala kagni, Malleru pattu, Thiga palleru |
Taxonomic
status |
Species |
Habit |
Straggler |
Forest
Type & Microhabitat |
Deciduous
Forest, Rarely seen in Scrub Jungles |
Global distribution |
India,
Burma, Malay Peninsula, Archaepelago |
Regional distribution (Andhra Pradesh) |
Adilabad,
Visakhapatnam, Cuddapah, Kurnool, E. Godavari, Medak, Srikakulam, Nizamabad,
Nellore, Chittoor, Ananthapur Dists. |
Altitude
range (m) |
Upto700
M |
Range
(km2) (Extent of occurrence) |
>
20 000 |
Area
of occupancy (km2 ) |
>
2 000 |
Population trends – a)
%
decline b)
Time
period |
<
30% 30
Years |
No.
of locations |
Continuous |
No.
of mature Individuals |
>
10 000 |
DATA
QUALITY: |
General
Field Studies |
QUALIFIER: |
Inferred |
UNCERTAINTY: Please
tick the appropriate box |
95%
Confidence |
Recent
field studies |
Dr.
R.V. Reddy (1988 - 1996), Cuddapah Hills, Dr.
R.R.V. Raju (1985 - 2000), Nallamallais, Rampa Hills, Anantgiri Forest Mr.
Sivaraj (1997), Chittoor Forest, K.N. Reddy
1997-2001 Khammam, East Godavari, Visakhapatnam, Chittoor, Mr. Krishna
(1999 - 2000), E. Godavari |
Threats |
H, Hm, L, Sf |
Trade |
Local,
Regional, National |
Other
comments |
-- |
Status
assigned (IUCN) |
NT |
Criteria
based on |
-- |
CITES |
NA |
IWPA |
NA |
Recommendations: |
-- |
a)
Research
& Management b)
P.H.V.A. c)
Cultivation
or Captive program recommendations d)
Level
of difficulty e)
Existing
cultivation |
Hm,
T, S, M No Level
– 3 Least
difficult Not
Observed under Cultivation |
Sources
(Published data) : |
Flora
of E. Godavari (1999), Kurnool (Venkat Raju), A.P. (Pullaiah et al.), Nizamabad
(1995), Nellore (2001 In Press.) |
Red
status in neighboring States (if
assessed) |
(NT
– Karnataka – Tamilnadu), VU – Kerala, LC – Maharashtra |
Contiguity
of Distribution with neighboring States (areas) |
All
Other Adjoining States |
Estimated
proportion of global presence in the region under assessment (% / range) |
2 – 3% |
Compilers |
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 |
Reviewers |
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.
Sridhar |