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Due to this tree's excellent [[timber|wood]] quality, it is under severe threat of being over-logged. In general, the forests in which it grows are rapidly being harvested, at a faster pace than is needed to allow the forests a chance to regrow; it is estimated that this species in particular has lost 40% of its wild growing population during a period of about 180 years. The [[IUCN]] (2015) has determined that no improvements have been implemented to halt this pace of [[deforestation]], and therefore have assessed its status as "vulnerable".<ref name=iucn/> IUCN has not determined whether the stands of trees are becoming fragmented from within, or are more or less shrinking in area from the perimeter of their ranges.<ref name=iucn/> |
Due to this tree's excellent [[timber|wood]] quality, it is under severe threat of being over-logged. In general, the forests in which it grows are rapidly being harvested, at a faster pace than is needed to allow the forests a chance to regrow; it is estimated that this species in particular has lost 40% of its wild growing population during a period of about 180 years. The [[IUCN]] (2015) has determined that no improvements have been implemented to halt this pace of [[deforestation]], and therefore have assessed its status as "vulnerable".<ref name=iucn/> IUCN has not determined whether the stands of trees are becoming [[habitat fragmentation|fragmented]] from within, or are more or less shrinking in area from the perimeter of their ranges.<ref name=iucn/> |
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==Vernacular names== |
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Revision as of 22:43, 26 September 2015
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Magnolia nilagirica is a species of plant in the Magnoliaceae family. It is a tree that is endemic to the Western Ghats of India (including Agastya Mala, the Megamalai Wildlife Sanctuary, the Anaimalai and Palni Hills, the Nilgiri mountains, and Baba Budangiri),[2] and also Sri Lanka.[1]
Description
A large handsome tree; bark is brown with grey highlights and presents a cracked appearance. Leaves measure 5 to 10 cm × 2 to 4 cms, and are elliptic with both ends tapering. Flower petals are white, measuring about 7½ to 10 cm across; sepals measure between 9 to 12 cm, narrow at their innermost, and ever broader as they approach the outermost perimeter; carpels are sessile. Fruits measure between 5 and 8 cm in length, with many warty yellow follicles (each about 1½ cm long, containing 1 to 2 scarlet seeds).[3]
Ecological vulnerability
Due to this tree's excellent wood quality, it is under severe threat of being over-logged. In general, the forests in which it grows are rapidly being harvested, at a faster pace than is needed to allow the forests a chance to regrow; it is estimated that this species in particular has lost 40% of its wild growing population during a period of about 180 years. The IUCN (2015) has determined that no improvements have been implemented to halt this pace of deforestation, and therefore have assessed its status as "vulnerable".[1] IUCN has not determined whether the stands of trees are becoming fragmented from within, or are more or less shrinking in area from the perimeter of their ranges.[1]
Vernacular names
This tree is known by different common names in various languages of India, as shown below:[4]
- Hindi: pila champa
- Tamil: kattu shanbagam
- Kannada: bana sampige, bili sampige, bilisampage, dodda sampige
- Telgu: tella sampanga
References
- ^ a b c d e f Haridasan, K., Ved, D., Saha, D. & Ravikumar, K. (assessed: 16 July 2014) (2015). "Magnolia nilagirica in IUCN 2015". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2015.3. International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
Red List Category & Criteria: Vulnerable A2cd ver 3.1
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Michelia nilagirica Zenk. - MAGNOLIACEAE". BIOTIK. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
- ^ S.G. Neginhal (2011). Forest trees of the Western Ghats : includes Eastern Ghats and Deccan Plateau. Bangalore : S.G. Neginhal.
- ^ "Plant details for Michelia nilagirica". Bangalore, India: Foundation for Revitalisation of Local Health Traditions's Environmental Information System Centre on Medicinal Plants. 2014. Retrieved 26 September 2015.
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