|
Botanical
name |
Embelia ribes Burn. F. |
|
Synonym(s) |
Nil |
|
Family |
Myrsinaceae |
|
Vernacular
name(s) |
-- |
|
Trade
name(s) |
Vidanga,
Vaividang, Baibirang |
|
Taxonomic
status |
Species |
|
Habit |
Stragling
Shurb |
|
Forest
Type & Microhabitat |
Moist &
Dry deciduous , Open Forest Areas |
|
Global distribution |
India,
Sri Lanka, Singapore, Malaya, S. China |
|
Regional distribution (Andhra Pradesh) |
Visakhapatnam
(Sapparla to Galikonda, Sunkarametta to Chintapalli) |
|
Altitude
range (m) |
900
– 1200 M |
|
Range
(km2) (Extent of occurrence) |
<
100 |
|
Area
of occupancy (km2 ) |
<
10 |
|
Population trends – a)
%
decline b)
Time
period |
25% 45
Years |
|
No.
of locations |
Fragmented
No. 3. |
|
No.
of mature Individuals |
<
50 |
|
DATA
QUALITY: |
General
Field Studies |
|
QUALIFIER: |
Inferred |
|
UNCERTAINTY: Please
tick the appropriate box |
Range
of Opinion |
|
Recent
field studies |
Dr.
K. Hemadri (Mar. 1983), Visakhapatnam (Sapparla), Dr.
G.V. Subba Rao (1993), Visakhapatnam (Golikonda) |
|
Threats |
I, L |
|
Trade |
Nil |
|
Other
comments |
In
situ Conservation |
|
Status
assigned (IUCN) |
CR |
|
Criteria
based on |
B1
a, b (iii) / D |
|
CITES |
-- |
|
IWPA |
-- |
|
Recommendations: |
-- |
|
a)
Research
& Management b)
P.H.V.A. c)
Cultivation
or Captive program recommendations d)
Level
of difficulty e)
Existing
cultivation |
Hm No Level
–3 Moderately
difficult No |
|
Sources
(Published data) : |
Flora
of A.P. (Prof. T. Pullaiah & Chenniah, Dr. G.V. Subba Rao), |
|
Red
status in neighboring States (if
assessed) |
VU
– Karnataka, Tamilnadu ; NT – Kerala, ; DD – Maharashtra |
|
Contiguity
of Distribution with neighboring States (areas) |
Maharashtra,
Orissa, Madhya Pradesh |
|
Estimated
proportion of global presence in the region under assessment (% / range) |
< 1% |
|
Compilers |
Dr.
K. Hemadri, Dr. M. Venugopal, Dr. M. Venkhaiah, Dr. Hara Sriramulu, Dr.
Vijay Kumar, Mr. Sanyasi Rao, Mr. Ganapahi, Ms. Nancy. |
|
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 |