Sample Assessment Sheet
Name of Species: Aralia foliolosa
Species ID: ANG0066
Taxonomy
| Kingdom | Phylum | Class | Order | Family |
| Magnoliopsida | Apiales | Araliaceae | ||
| Scientific Name: | Aralia foliolosa | |||
Species Authority: |
Seem. ex C.B. Clarke, Fl. Brit. India 2: 723 (1879). |
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| English Name: | Unknown |
Plants of the World Online | Kew Science (*Photo shall be replaced if found available)
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| Local Name/s: | Arali (Huq 2019, Rahman et al. 2018); Aralia (Uddin and Hassan 2019). | |
| Synonym/s: | Aralia lantsangensis G.Hoo (1965); | |
| Taxonomic Notes: | According to Cronquist (1981), this species belongs to Taxonomic Class Magnoliopsida, Sub-Class Rosidae and order Apiales. However, APG IV (2016) places the family under the order Apiales in clade Asterids. |
| Assessment Information | |
| Red List Category
& Criteria (Status): |
Data Deficient (DD) ver 3.1 |
| Justification: | The first occurrence of Aralia foliolosa in Bangladesh is reported from Chattogram by David Prain in 1903. Later, Heinig (1925) again recorded its distribution in Chattogram. In 2008, Islam and Hossain noted its distribution in Chattogram and Sylhet, might be based on earlier report. However, current investigation has not been encountered any record of its distribution in Sylhet. Very recently, Rahman et al. (2018) reported the species from the Lawachara National Park of Moulvibazar based on single specimen collected from the area in 2009. Since then, there has been no other report on its occurrences in anywhere in Bangladesh, and no other information on its distribution, abundance, population status, and trends is available. Having these inadequate data, the Helicia robusta is therefore assessed as Data Deficient (DD). |
| Level of Assessment: | Species |
| Date Assessed: | March 2020 |
| History: | Following IUCN Red List Criteria, this species has not been assessed in Bangladesh. However, Islam and Hossain (2008) reported its status as Least Concern (lc). |
| Geographic Range | |
| Global Range |
Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Thailand, Viet Nam, China (South-Central) (http:/www.plantsoftheworldonline.org/taxon/urn:lsid:ipni.org.names:89645-1) |
| Global Status | Not assessed |
| Global Population | Unknown |
| Local Range Description | Lawachara National Park, Moulvibazar (Rahman et al. 2018);
Chattogram (Prain 1903, Heinig 1925, Islam and Hossain 2008) and Sylhet (Islam and Hossain 2008). |
| Presence in Protected Areas | Lawachara National Park (Rahman et al. 2018). |
| Extent of Occurrence (EOO) | Not Applicable |
| Area of Occupancy (AOO) | Not Applicable |
| Range Map |
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| Population | |
| Generation Time (Length) | Unknown |
| Total Population | Unknown |
| No. of Sub-population | Unknown |
| Trend | Unknown |
| Habitat and Ecology | |
| Habit | A large, lax, prickly shrub or small tree, up to 10 m tall (Islam and Hossain 2008). |
| Habitat | Marshy places of primary forest (Islam and Hossain 2008). |
| Niche | Unknown |
| Elevation | Altitude Up to 50m (Uddin et al. 2017) |
| Threats |
| No immediate major threats are known (Islam and Hossain 2008). |
| Uses | Not known |
| Conservation Actions |
| No conservation measures are taken (Islam and Hossain 2008). However, the species is in In-situ conservation action as it is located in Lawachara National Park (Rahman et al. 2018). |
| Recommendations |
Extensive investigations should be carried out in reported sites and other parts of the country to locate its more distributions and examine population size.
| Sources/References |
| APG IV. 2016. An update of the Angiosperm Phylogeny Group classification for the orders and families of flowering plants: APG IV. Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 181: 1–20. |
| Cronquist, A. 1981. An Integrated System of Classification of Flowering Plants. Columbia University Press, New York. Pp. 1262. |
| Heinig, R.L. 1925. List of the Plants of Chittagong Collectorate and Hill Tracts. Darjeeling. |
| Huq, A.M. 2019. Plant Names of Bangladesh. Ashrafia Boi Ghar., Dhaka. p. 369. |
| Islam, A.B.M.R. and Hossain, A.B.M.E. 2008. In: Ahmed, Z.U., Begum, Z.N.T., Hassan, M.A., Khondker, M., Kabir, S.M.H., Ahmed, M., Ahmed, A.T.A., Rahman, A.K.A. and Haque, E.U. (eds). 2008. Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh, Vol. 8. Angiosperms: Dicotyledons (Acanthaceae-Asteraceae). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh, Dhaka. Pp. 205-212. |
| Prain, D. 1903. Bengal Plants. Botanical Survey of India, Calcutta Vol.1:542. |
| Rahman, N., Sarker, M.A.A. and Uddin, S.N. 2018. One hundred and three new additions to the angiosperm flora of Lawachara National Park, Bangladesh. Bulletin of the Bangladesh National Herbarium 6: 71-88. |
| Uddin, M.Z., Arefin, M.K., Alam, M.F., Kibria, M.G., Podder, S.L. and Hassan, M.A. 2017. Knowledge of ethnomedical plants and informant consensus in and around Lawachara National Park. Journal of Asiatic Society Bangladesh, Science. 43(1): 101-123. |
| Uddin, S.N. and Hassan, M.A. (eds.). 2019. Vascular Flora of Chittagong and the Chittagong Hill Tracts, Vols. 1. Bangladesh National Herbarium. Dhaka, p… |
| Citation (To be Filled up by Lead Assessor) |
| Name of the Contributors | |
| Assessor: | Dr. Mohammad Omar Faruque |
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| Facilitator: | |
Signature of the Assessor Signature of the Lead Assessor