Botanical name

Decalepis hamiltonii Wight & Arn.

Synonym(s)

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Family

Asclepiadaceae – Peripolcaceae

Vernacular name(s)

Maredu komulu, Barre sugandhipala, Nannari, Pedda sugandhapala, Sharbat gaddalu, Maredu gaddalu

Trade name(s)

Nannari

Taxonomic status

Species

Habit

Straggler

Forest Type & Microhabitat

Dry deciduous Forests, Plains, Rocky  Terrains, Boshes

Global distribution

Endemic to Southern Peninsular India

Regional distribution (Andhra  Pradesh)

Nallamallai Hills Range of Mehboobnagar, Kurnool, Chittoor, Cuddapah, Prakasam, Krishna (Kondapalli), Nellore, Ananthapur, Rangareddy

Altitude range (m)

100 – 500 M

Range (km2) (Extent of occurrence)

> 20 000

Area of occupancy (km2 )       

> 2 000

 Population trends –

a)        % decline

b)       Time period

 

> 50%

10 Years

No. of locations

Fragmented No. Many

No. of mature Individuals

> 10 000

DATA QUALITY:

General Field Studies

QUALIFIER:

Observed, Inferred

UNCERTAINTY:

Please tick the appropriate box

95% Confidence

Recent field studies

 

Prof. T. Pullaiah, 1980 – 2000, Nallamalias, Dr. N. Yasoda, 1981 – 2001, Cuddapah, Chittoor, Nallamalias, Dr. Y.N.R. Varma, 1998 – 2001, Nallamalias, Krishna (Kondapalli), K.N.Reddy 1999-2001 Anantapur, Chittoor

Threats

H, Hm, Hf, L, I, OR, Tp, T

Trade

Local, Regional, National

Other comments

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Status assigned (IUCN)

EN (Globally)

Criteria based on

A2 c, d

CITES

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IWPA

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Recommendations:

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a)        Research & Management

b)       P.H.V.A.

c)        Cultivation or Captive program recommendations

d)       Level of difficulty

e)        Existing cultivation

M, Hm,  Lh

Yes

Leves - `

 

Least difficult

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Sources (Published data) :

Flora of A.P. 1997 (Vol 2)& Kurnool 1995, Prof. T. Pullaiah

Red status in neighboring States

(if assessed)

EN – Karnataka, Kerala, Tamilnadu

Contiguity of Distribution with neighboring States (areas)

 

Karnataka, Tamilnadu

Estimated proportion of global presence in the region under assessment (% / range)

 

40 – 50%

Compilers

Prof. T. Pullaiah, Dr. Y.N.R. Varma, Dr. N. Yasoda, Dr. Mahesh, Dr. Ali Moulali

Mrs. Noorunnisa

 

Reviewers

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