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Geographic Range [top]
Range Description: Species distributed in central tropical Asia. It has been reported from China, India, Myanmar, West Nepal and Pakistan, there appears to be a distribution gap in East Nepal and Bhutan.
Countries occurrence:
Native:
China (Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hebei, Heilongjiang, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Jilin, Liaoning, Ningxia, Shaanxi, Shandong, Shanxi, Sichuan, Sichuan, Xinjiang, Yunnan, Yunnan, Zhejiang); India (Andhra Pradesh, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Assam, Bihar, Dadra-Nagar-Haveli, Daman, Delhi, Diu, Goa, Gujarat, Haryana, Himachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu-Kashmir, Jammu-Kashmir, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Orissa, Pondicherry, Punjab, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttar Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal); Myanmar; Nepal; Pakistan
Additional data:
? Lower elevation limit (metres): 1200
? Upper elevation limit (metres): 3300
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Population [top]
Population: The population size of the species is not known.
Current Population Trend: Stable
Additional data:
Habitat and Ecology [top]
Habitat and Ecology: Rhynchosia himalensis is a climbing herb which occurs twining among the grass, in forest understories, river valleys, mountains and fields.
Systems: Terrestrial
Threats [top]
Major Threat(s): There are no known major threats to this species.
Conservation Actions [top]
Conservation Actions: Specimens of R. himalensis have been collected from protected areas such as Nanda Devi UNESCO-MAB Biosphere Reserve in India and Three Parallel Rivers of Yunnan Protected Areas in China. Seeds have been collected by the International Crops Research Institute for the Semi-Arid Tropics (ICRISAT) for the ICRISATPP - Pigeonpea Collection. It is not known to occur in Botanical Gardens.
Citation: Lopez Poveda, L. 2012. Rhynchosia himalensis. The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species 2012: e.T19892691A20134963. http://dx.doi.org/10.2305/IUCN.UK.2012.RLTS.T19892691A20134963.en. Downloaded on 12 December 2016.
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