shpriparna :

Geographical distribution:

Native to the Indian Sub-continent, Myanmar and possibly also neighbouring countries.

Locations within which Dalbergia sissoo is naturalised include Africa, Australia and southern USA.

ECOLOGICAL ASPECT:

This species has a symbiotic relationship with certain soil bacteria, these bacteria form nodules on the roots and fix atmospheric nitrogen. Some of this nitrogen is utilized by the growing plant but some can also be used by other plants growing nearby

Plant conservation:

Although Sissoo is not evaluated on the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, it is listed on CITES appendix II under the genus-wide restriction on all Dalbergia species—which also includes finished products made of the wood.