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Native of Gujarat's dry deciduous hill forests, rocky ravines, and scrub woodlands. It occurs naturally in wild bamboo brakes across South Gujarat (The Dangs, Valsad, Navsari, Surat, Narmada, Chhota Udepur), Central Gujarat (Panchmahal, Dahod, Mahisagar), the Aravalli hills of North Gujarat (Sabarkantha, Banaskantha), and the Gir and Barda wildlife sanctuaries of Saurashtra. It is also cultivated on private farm bunds, social forestry blocks, and village homesteads.
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