Species

Chlorophytum aurndinaceum Baker

Synonyms

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Family

Liliaceae

Vernacular Name

Musali, Lenga bhaji, Landga bhaji

Trade Name

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Taxonomic status

Species

Habit

Perennial herb with tuberous roots

Forest Type

Microhabitat

Grasslands

Crest of Ghats, along Hill slopes and Nallas

Original Global distribution

Tropical India, Myanmar

Regional distribution (Maharashtra)

Amravati, Ratnagiri, Pune, Kolhapur, Chandrapur

Elevation

300 – 500 meters

Extent of Occurrence (EOO)

> 20000 km2

Area of Occupancy (AOO)

< 500 km2

No. of  locations

> 10

Generation time

3 years

Population trends - % decline

> 50 %

Time / Rate (Yrs./ Generation)

10 years

Population distribution

Fragmented

Data Quality

General field studies & Literature

Recent field studies

Survey by B.S.I, Mrs.Bhogaonkar (1999) Hullarghat

Bachulkar (2000) Kolhapur, Punekar(2000) Chandrapur

Threats

Hm – Harvest for medicine, Ov – Over exploitation, Tp – Trade for parts viz., fruit, bark, leaves, roots etc.

Other comments

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Status: IUCN

EN – Endangered

Criteria based on

A 2 c, d  

B 2 (a) & (b) (iii)

CITES

No

Presence in Protected Areas

Yes

Research Recommendations

S – Survey – search and find, Lh –Life history studies

Management Recommendations

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Cultivation Recommendations

Level of difficulty

Level 1

Least difficult

Sources

Flora of Nagpur by Ugemuge

Flora of Akola, S.Y. Kamble & S.G. Pradhan

Flora of Yavatmal, S. Karthikeyan & Anand Kumar

Flora of Buldhana, P.G. Diwakar & B.D. Sharma

Flora of Maharashtra state Monocotyledones, B.D. Sharma, S. Karthikeyan & N.P. Singh,

Flora of Bombay Presidency, Cooke

Compilers

Bhogaonkar P., Bhuskute S., Das Das, Diwakar P., Giri R., Karant M., Khandwai G., Kulkarni M., Lakshminarasimhan P., Padhye M., Patwardhan A., Rao K., Tiwari V., Vivarekar N.