Species |
Alangium
salvifolium (L.f.) Wang. |
Synonyms |
A.decapetalum Lam. A.lamarckii Thw. |
Family |
Alangiaceae (Cornaceae) |
Vernacular Name |
Ankol, Agnya, Ankera |
Trade Name |
Ankol |
Taxonomic status |
Species |
Habit |
Tree |
Forest Type Microhabitat |
Moist & Dry
deciduous ---- |
Original Global distribution |
India, Sri Lanka,
Southern China, Malaya, Philippines |
Regional distribution (Maharashtra) |
Konkan, Western Ghats,
Khandesh, Marathwada (rare) |
Elevation in Meters |
0 – 500 meters |
Extent of Occurrence (EOO) |
>20,000 Km2 |
Area of Occupancy (AOO) |
>2000 Km2 |
No. of locations |
>10 |
Generation time |
30 years |
Population trends - % decline |
<10% |
Time / Rate (Yrs./ Generation) |
3 generations |
Population distribution |
Contiguous (doubtful) |
Data Quality |
General field studies
& Literature |
Recent field studies |
Naik V.N. (1970-2000)
Marathwada Patil S.H. (1987-2001)
Vidarbha, Khandesh Challare (1980-2000)
Khandesh Jadhav Guruji
(1980-2000) Konkan Yadav S.S. (1982-2001)
Khandesh |
Threats |
L-Loss of Habitat, H-
Harvest, Hf- Harvest for food |
Other comments |
Wood is utilized for
fire, fencing, thatching |
Status: IUCN |
LC- Least
Concern
|
Criteria based on |
Not applicable |
CITES |
No |
Presence in Protected Areas |
No |
Research Recommendations |
M- Monitoring to
determine population information. Lh- Life history
studies |
Management Recommendations |
------ |
Cultivation Recommendations Level of difficulty |
Level 1 Very difficult |
Sources |
Flora of Marathwada,
V.N.Naik Flora of Maharashtra,
M.R. Almeida Flora of Maharashtra,
Dicotyledons, N.P.Singh & S. Karthikeyan, Flora of Nagpur, Ugemuge, Flora of Sindhudurg,
B.G. Kulkarni Flora of Nasik, P.
Lakshminarasimhan & B.D. Sharma Flora of Raigad, M. J.
Kothari & S. Moorthy Flora of Akola,
S.Y.Kamble & S.G.Pradhan Flora of Yavatmal, S.
Kartikeyan & Anand Kumar Flora of Buldhana, P.G.
Diwakar & B.D. Sharma Flora of Melghat, Dhore
& Joshi, Flora of Chandrapur, Moorthy |
Compilers |
Challare B., Chaudhary
C., Jadhav Guruji, Jagtap S., Khankane, Kulkarni M., Naik V., Patil S.,
Pawara C., Prasad V., Ravikumar K., Reddy, Upadhye A., Vartak V., Yadav S. |