Species |
Celastrus
paniculatus Willd. |
Synonyms |
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Family |
Celastraceae |
Vernacular Name |
Malkanguni, Kadukanguni,
Pingwel, Kangali, Jyotishmati |
Trade Name |
Malkanguni,
Karadkanguni |
Taxonomic status |
Species |
Habit |
Scadent shrub – Linna |
Forest Type Microhabitat |
Dry & Moist
deciduous forests Road cuttings,
Riverbanks, Rocky soils |
Original Global distribution |
Indo Malaya, China,
Australia, North America |
Regional distribution (Maharashtra) |
Throughout Maharashtra |
Elevation |
0 – 1100 meters |
Extent of Occurrence (EOO) |
> 20000 km2 |
Area of Occupancy (AOO) |
> 2000 km2 |
No. of locations |
>10 |
Generation time |
5 years |
Population trends - % decline |
<10 % |
Time / Rate (Yrs./ Generation) |
3 generations |
Population distribution |
Contiguous |
Data Quality |
General field studies
& Literature |
Recent field studies |
Naik V.N. (1970-2000)
Marathwada, Challare (1980-2000) Marathwada, Jadav Guruji (1980-20000 Western
Maharashtra Patil S.H. (1996-2000) Khandesh, Yadav S.S. (1992-2000) Satpuda ranges, Upadhye
(1985-2000) Western Maharashtra Jadhav C.R. (1995-2000)
Bhimashankar, Chauhan V.S. (1999-2000) Khandavi Dam |
Threats |
L – Loss of habitat, Hm
– Harvest for medicine |
Other comments |
Seeds are harvested and
used for ornamentation. |
Status: IUCN |
LC- Least
Concern
|
Criteria based on |
Not applicable |
CITES |
No |
Presence in Protected Areas |
Yes |
Research Recommendations |
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Management Recommendations |
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Cultivation Recommendations Level of difficulty |
Level 3 Least difficult |
Sources |
Flora of Marathwada, V.N.Naik Flora of Maharashtra,
M.R. Almeida Flora of Maharashtra,
Dicotyledons, N.P.Singh & S. Karthikeyan, Flora of Nagpur, Ugemuge Flora of Nasik, P.
Lakshminarasimhan & B.D. Sharma Flora of Akola,
S.Y.Kamble & S.G.Pradhan Flora of Yavatmal, S.
Kartikeyan & Anand Kumar Flora of Buldhana, P.G.
Diwakar & B.D. Sharma Flora of Melghat, Dhore
& Joshi Flora of Chandrapur, S.
K. Mahotra & S. Moorthy |
Compilers |
Challare B., Chaudhary
C., Jadhav Guruji, Jagtap S., Khankane, Kulkarni M., Naik V., Patil S., Pawara
C., Prasad V., Ravikumar K., Reddy, Upadhye A., Vartak V., Yadav S. |