|
Botanical
name |
Costus speciosus (Koenig.) Sm. |
|
Synonym(s) |
Banksia speciosa Koenig |
|
Family |
Zingiberaceae
/ Costaceae |
|
Vernacular
name(s) |
Kepu
kanda, Kevu kannae, Besika dhumpa, Bogachika |
|
Trade
name(s) |
-- |
|
Taxonomic
status |
Species |
|
Habit |
Annual
Herb Perenniating from Rhizome (Geophyte) 0.5 to 2.5 M tall |
|
Forest
Type & Microhabitat |
Moist
to Dry deciduous, Shadv Moist Places & Wett lands, Found Open places |
|
Global distribution |
India,
Sri Lanka, Indo – China, Malesia to Newguinea, Taiwan |
|
Regional distribution (Andhra Pradesh) |
Throughout
the State (A.P.) Eastern
Ghats of A.P. & Narrow Telangana |
|
Altitude
range (m) |
100
– 1 200 M |
|
Range
(km2) (Extent of occurrence) |
>
20 000 |
|
Area
of occupancy (km2 ) |
>
2 000 |
|
Population trends – a)
%
decline b)
Time
period |
>
30% - < 50% 20
Years (as it posess perennial, Underground Rhizone) |
|
No.
of locations |
Fragmented
No. Many, Continuous |
|
No.
of mature Individuals |
>
10 000 |
|
DATA
QUALITY: |
General
Field Studies, Informal Field Sighting |
|
QUALIFIER: |
Observed, Inferred |
|
UNCERTAINTY: Please
tick the appropriate box |
95%
Confidence, Range of Opinion |
|
Recent
field studies |
Dr.
N. Rama Rao, 1982 – 2000, Throughout Eastern Ghats, Mr. A.H. Naqvi, 1998 –
2001, Karimnagar Dist., Dr. V.S. Raju, 1976 – 2000, Throughout A.P. Dr.
T. Pullaiah, 1985 – 2000, E. Ghats, Dr. Y.N.R. Varma, 1998 – 2000,
Nallamallais, K.N.Reddy & Ch.S.Reddy 1997-2000 Most districts in A.P |
|
Threats |
Hm, I, L, Sd, T,
Tp, Or |
|
Trade |
Local,
Regional, (Rhizomes Trades) |
|
Other
comments |
Phytochemical
Extraction, Sthnomedicinal, Edible after Treatment |
|
Status
assigned (IUCN) |
NT |
|
Criteria
based on |
-- |
|
CITES |
Included
in the Negative List of Export’s & Import’s Policy of 1997 – 2002 |
|
IWPA |
No |
|
Recommendations: |
Not
Required |
|
a)
Research
& Management b)
P.H.V.A. c)
Cultivation
or Captive program recommendations d)
Level
of difficulty e)
Existing
cultivation |
No
T, M, Hm, Lh, Lm Yes,
No Level
– 1, Level – 3 Least
difficult, Moderately difficult No |
|
Sources
(Published data) : |
Floras,
Herbaria |
|
Red
status in neighboring States (if
assessed) |
Not
Evaluated |
|
Contiguity
of Distribution with neighboring States (areas) |
Yes,
Tamilnadu, Karnataka, Orissa, Maharashtra |
|
Estimated
proportion of global presence in the region under assessment (% / range) |
2 – 5% |
|
Compilers |
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 |
|
Reviewers |
Prof.
T. Pullaiah, Dr. Y.N.R. Varma, Dr. Mahesh, Dr. N. Yasoda, Dr. Ali Moulali Mrs.
Noorunnisa |