1. Botanical name

Polygonatum verticillatum (L.) All.

 

 

2. Synonym(s)

Gonvallaria verticillata L.

 

3. Family

Liliaceae

 

4. Taxonomic status

Species

 

5. Vernacular name(s)

Meda (Ayurvedha)

 

6. Habit

Herbs

 

7. Habitat

Open slopes in subtropical, temperate and alpine zones

 

8. Original global distribution

Pakistan to southern Tibet, W.Asia & Europe

 

9. Current regional distribution

Ar. Pradesh

Tawang, Jang, Tale Valley

 

Assam

Not recorded

 

Meghalaya

Not recorded

 

Sikkim

Changu, Thangu, Chola Range, Lachen etc.

 

10. Elevation range (m)

 

 

11. Population reduction –PR

 

States \ Class

< 30 %

30 to 49%

50 to < 80 %

≥ 80 %

 

Ar. Pradesh

 

ü

 

 

 

Assam

 

-

 

 

 

Meghalaya

 

DD

 

 

 

Sikkim

 

DD

 

 

 

Data quality

2

 

11 a. Time/Rate (years/generations)

10 years

 

12. Extent of Occurrence – EOO)

> 20,000 Km2

 

13. Area of Occupancy – AOO

> 2,000 Km2

 

14. No. of locations/sub-populations

Ar. Pradesh

Assam

Meghalaya

Sikkim

 

2

-

-

-

 

                          14 a. Data quality

2

 

15. Threats

Hm= Harvest for medicine, L= Loss habitat, S= forest fire, T= traded for parts.

 

16. Trade

(Pl. refer page no. 8 of briefing book)

Name(s)

 

Level(s)

Local ü

Regional ü

National ü

Global

Parts traded

Roots

Impact on population

Declining

Data quality

2

17. Other comments

 

18. Recent field studies

 

§         Dr. Bipin. 2002. Tawang district

§         S.C. Pandey et.al. 1986. RRI -A, Itanagar, Tawang

19. Status

Ar. Pradesh

Assam

Meghalaya

Sikkim

     - CITES

 

 

 

 

     - Legislation (National/State)

 

 

 

 

     - Criteria based on

A 2 c, d

 

 

 

     - IUCN

VU

 

 

 

20. % of global presence

1-5 %

 

 

 

21. Existing conservation measures

No

22. Is the presence of taxon continuous with neighbouring states or countries?

Yes

23. Are the outside populations perceived to be under similar threats / pressures?

 

24. Recommendations (pl. refer page nos. 9 & 10 of briefing book)

a) Research/Management

i) in situ

ii) ex situ

b) Cultivation

c) Level of difficulty in propagation / cultivation

Germ plasm collection, Exsitu cultivation

 

 

 

 

 

1 (Least difficult)

25. Existing cultivation

Not known

26. Previous assessment

VU in J&K,  HP (Kullu CAMP, 1998)

27. Data Sources

(including literature)

§         Flora of Sikkim - Hazra & Verma, 1996.

§         Flowers of Himalaya - Stainton & Polunin

28. Compilers

A.A. Mao (Facilitator), T.T.C. Marak, Ameenba Yaden, Padmeshwar Gogoi, Anupam Sarmah (Recorder), Chandra Barooah, Ayesha Ahmed, N.S. Jameer,

Kenneth M. Pala.

29. Reviewers

S.N. Hegde (Facilitator), L.R. Bhuyan, Manju Sundriyal, K. Ravikumar (Recorder), M.S. Rawat, M. Majumdar, K.C. Malakar, A. K Baishya, D.K. Ved.