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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This species is recorded from Nepal. It is also thought to occur in Bangladesh, northeast India and Myanmar, however, there are no recent specimens known from these areas.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Bangladesh; India (Manipur, West Bengal); Myanmar (Myanmar (mainland)); Nepal
Additional data:
? Lower elevation limit (metres): 300
? Upper elevation limit (metres): 1000
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Population [top]
Population: No population data is available for this species. There are recent records for Nepal dated 1967 and 1996. It was noted to be common near the base of hills in north Bengal in a reference from 1903 (Prain 1903).
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: In Nepal this climber is noted to occur in broad-leaved forests and in Bangladesh evergreen forests. It is a climber on trees and shrubs.
Systems: Terrestrial
Use and Trade [top]
Use and Trade: In Nepal the juice of this plant is used to treat foot wounds and a leaf extract to treat gout. The bark and leaves are also used as a fish poison (Manandhar 2002)
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): The specific threats to this species are unknown. The Himalayan subtropical broadleaf forest habitat, where this species has been recorded, have suffered loss and degradation from cultivation, burning and livestock grazing (Rawat et al. 2001). This species may, however, have resistance to grazing due to the presence of toxic compounds (Sanjappa 2011).
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: No specific conservation measures are in place for this species. It was not found in available lists of seed bank and botanic garden species, although it was cultivated in the botanic gardens in Calcutta in 1803. It has been recorded from Chitwan in Nepal, which has a National Park, although it is uncertain whether it is found within its boundaries. Further research is needed into the current distribution of this species, its habitat and population status and trends, in order to determine its conservation needs.
Citation: Chadburn, H. 2012. Millettia fruticosa. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T19891816A20161818. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T19891816A20161818.en. Downloaded on 19 August 2016.
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