1. Botanical name		Acorus calamus L.
2. Synonym(s)		-
3. Family		Araceae
4. Taxonomic status		Species
5. Vernacular names		Buch, Bucha (Hindi), Bajai, Vasa Buch, Devnashan, Ghorbuch, Godbuch,
6. Habit		Herb
7. Habitat		Water logged, marshy places
8. Original global distribution		Temperate, Tropical and Subtropical region
9. Current regional distribution	Chhattisgarh	Surguja, Bastar, Dhamtari, Bilaspur, Kavaddha, Durg, Raigarh
	Madhya Pradesh
10. Elevation range (m)		300 – 900
11. Population Reduction – PR	States	< 30%	30 to 49%		50 to < 80%		³ 80%
	Chhattisgarh				ü
	Madhya Pradesh				ü
	Data quality	2, 3, 4
11 a. Time/Rate (years/generations)		10 years
12. Extent of Occurrence – EOO		>20,000Km^2
13. Area of Occupancy – AOO		>2,000Km^2
14. No. of locations / sub-populations		Chhattisgarh			Madhya Pradesh
		1,000 – 1,500			100 - 200
14 a. Data quality		2, 3, 4
15. Threats		Hm (Harvest for medicine), L (Loss of Habitat), T (Trade), Sf (Fire), Sd (Drought), C (Climate), Tp (Traded for parts)
16. Trade	Name(s)	Buch, Ghorbuch
	Level(s)	Local ü		Regional ü	National ü			Global ü
	Parts traded	Rhizome
	Effect on population	Declining
	Data quality	2, 3, 4
17. Other comments		Being planted along the bunds of pond where marshy condition exists Two ecotypes – One temperate and one in tropical
18. Recent field studies		Oudhia (2002). Hindi book Oudhia P. 2003. www.botanical.com
19. Status		Chhattisgarh				Madhya Pradesh
- CITES
- Legislation
- Criteria based on		EN (A 2 c, d)				EN (A 2 c, d)
- IUCN		EN				EN
20. % of global presence						< 1%
21. Existing Conservation measures		Vanspati van under M.P. Forest Dept.
22. Is the presence of taxon continuous with neighbouring areas ?		Yes
23. Are the outside populations also under similar threats / pressures?		Yes
24. Recommendations		S (Survey), M (Monitoring), Lm (Limiting Factor Management)
Research / Management
a) in situ		Yes
b) ex situ		Yes
i) Cultivation
ii) Level of difficulty in propagation / cultivation		1 (Least Difficult)
25. Existing cultivation-		Extensive cultivation in Chhattisgarh & M.P
26. Previous assessment		TFRI & SFRI survey
27. Data sources (Including literature)		Khanna & Verma – Flora of M.P Singh et.al. – Flora of M.P K. Ravikumar & Ved – FRLHT publication
28. Compilers		Anjali Rawat (Recorder), A. K. Bhattacharya, S. J. Chipde, D. K. Ved K. K. Khanna, A. K. Kulshrestha, Manish Mishra, Suprava Patnaik, Manisha Alice Lakra, Nagar, T. R. Sahu (Facilitator), B. Saluja
29. Reviewers		Ajay K. Awasthi, Arvind Anil Boaz, P. Bhattacharya, Pankaj Oudhia, Brajesh Kumar Sahu, Krishna Patra, G.A. Kinhal, Vinay K. Sinha, S. S. Chandravanshi