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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: This species is thought to be native to Myanmar and Thailand (Ali 1968, Kumar and Sane 2003). However, The Checklist of the Trees, Shrubs, Herbs and Climbers of Myanmar only lists this as a cultivated species (Kress et al. 2003). The few dated specimen records, for this species in Myanmar, are from the late nineteenth century, with one collected in 1927. The herbarium sheet with the specimen from Thailand is stamped Herbarium Hookerianum 1867. It is widely introduced in India and Pakistan and it is also found in Bangladesh, where its origin is uncertain (Kumar and Sane 2003). Its origin in Cambodia is also uncertain. Specimens are recorded inThe Global Biodiversity Information Facility, from Papua New Guinea; this is also inferred to be an introduction.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
Myanmar (Myanmar (mainland)); Thailand
Introduced:
India (Andhra Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Haryana, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Pondicherry, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal); Pakistan; Papua New Guinea (Papua New Guinea (main island group))
Present - origin uncertain:
Bangladesh; Cambodia
Additional data:
? Upper elevation limit (metres): 1000
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Population [top]
Population: No information about the current state of the native population of this species is available. The most recent dated specimen, within the range where it is thought to be native, is from 1891.
Current Population Trend: Unknown
Additional data:
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: This small deciduous tree is found mainly in low altitude forest.
Systems: Terrestrial
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): This species is likely to have suffered from the threats associated with expanding human populations. Its lowland forest habitat is particularly threatened by clearance for agriculture, forestry and urbanization.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: There are no specific conservation measures in place for this species. It is cultivated ex-situ for example, in Lahore District Botanical Garden (Ali 1977), and it is generally cultivated, for its attractive pink flowers, in gardens in Myanmar, India and Pakistan. Further surveys are required to confirm its current extent and population as a wild species within its native range. It was collected, in 1927, in the area that is now the Salawin National Park in Myanmar. However, it is uncertain whether it is currently to be found in any protected area. The seeds are available commercially, as this is a cultivated species, however, it was not found in available lists of seed bank species.
Citation: Chadburn, H. 2012. Millettia peguensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T19891669A20107959. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T19891669A20107959.en. Downloaded on 19 August 2016.
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