Species

Embelia tsjeriam-cottam (R.& S.) A. DC.

Synonyms

 

E. basaal (R.& S.) A. DC

E. acutipetalum (Lam. ex. Hassk.)

E. robusta (Roxb.) S.M.& M. R. Almeida

Ardisia tsjeram-cottam Roem. & Schul.

Family

Myrsinaceae

Vernacular Name

Wauring, Ambati, Gaia, Nivali, Ambat girchi

Trade Name

Wairing, Nivali

Taxonomic status

Species

Habit

Rambling shrub / small tree

Forest Type

Microhabitat

Semi-evergreen, Moist & Dry deciduous

Undergrowth

Original Global distribution

India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka

Regional distribution (Maharashtra)

Throughout Maharashtra

Elevation

0 – 1400 meters

Extent of Occurrence (EOO)

>20,000 km2

Area of Occupancy (AOO)

>2000 km2

No. of  locations

>10

Generation time

10 years

Population trends - % decline

>30 %

Time / Rate (Yrs./ Generation)

3 generations

Population distribution

Fragmented

Data Quality

General field studies & Literature

Recent field studies

Badave (2000) Satara, Mahajan (1992-2000) Kolhapur, Dajipur, BSI District survey

Threats

Hm – Harvest for fruits, Ov – Over exploitation

Other comments

Totally vanished from Melghat from last 20 years.

Status: IUCN

VU – Vulnerable

Criteria based on

A 2 c, d

CITES

No

Presence in Protected Areas

Yes

Research Recommendations

 

Lh – Life history studies, H – Husbandry research

M – Monitoring to determine population information

Management Recommendations

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Cultivation Recommendations

Level of difficulty

Level 1

Very difficult

Sources

Flora of Raigad, M. J. Kothari & S. Moorthy

Flora of Nasik, P. Lakshminarasimhan & B.D. Sharma

Flora of Yavatmal, S. Karthikeyan & Anand Kumar

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

Flora of Maharashtra state Monocotyledones, N.P. Singh & S. Karthikeyan, Flora of Sindhudurg, B.G. Kulkarni

Flora of Bombay Presidency, Cooke

Karthikeyan, Flora of Mahabaleshwar, S.Deshpande et al

Flora of Ahemadnagar, S.G.Pradhan & Singh

Tropical Indian Medicinal Plants, Sumy, Ved & Krishnan

Harbarium, BSI

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.