1. Botanical name

Hippophae salicifolia D. Don

2. Synonym(s) 

-

3. Family

Elaeagnaceae

4. Taxonomic status

Species

5. Vernacular names

Amil (G), Ameous, Garh cheek (Hindi),

6. Habit

Small tree up to 8 m tall

7. Habitat

Along river banks, eroded slopes, alluvial grounds, wet landslides

8. Original global distribution

Himachal Pradesh to S.  E. Tibet

9. Current

regional

distribution

 

Himachal Pradesh

Upper Nagli, upper Maglad, upper Ganwi, Sangla valley

Jammu & Kashmir

Not recorded

Uttaranchal

Kumaon, Garhwal

10. Elevation range (m)

2,000 – 3,500

11. Population Reduction – PR

 

States

< 30%

30 to 49%

50 to < 80%

­³ 80%

Himachal Pradesh

ü

 

 

 

Jammu & Kashmir

-

 

 

 

Uttaranchal

ü

 

 

 

Data quality

2, 3

11 a. Time/Rate (years/generations)

3 generations

12. Extent of Occurrence – EOO 

> 20,000 Km2

13. Area of Occupancy – AOO

> 2,000 Km2

14. No. of  locations / sub-populations 

Himachal Pradesh

Jammu & Kashmir

Uttaranchal

> 10

-

10

14 a. Data quality

2, 3

15. Threats 

L (Floods, Clearing for cultivation of food crops), Hm (Harvest for medicine), T (Trade)

16. Trade

 

Name(s)

Sea Buck thorn

Level(s)

Local ü

Regional ü

National ü

Global

Parts traded

Fruits

Effect on population

Declining

Data quality

2, 3, 4

17. Other comments

§         Fuel

§         Used in making Agricultural tools

§         Fruits are edible

18. Recent field studies

 

§         M.C. Nautiyal, S.K. Murthi.  Personal observations

§         H.B. Naithani; Samant et.al. 1996; Rawat & Pangtey, 1987;

§          

§         Pangtey et.al. 1989

§         Samant et.al. 1998. Medicinal plants of IHR

§         Joshi et.al. 2001. Indian Journal of Forestry

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

19. Status

Himachal Pradesh

Jammu & Kashmir

Uttaranchal

- CITES     

-

- Legislation

-

- Criteria based on

NT  (A 2, c, d)

-

NT  (A 2, c, d)

- IUCN

NT

-

NT

20. % of global presence

10 – 20 %

21. Existing Conservation measures

Found in Protected Areas

22. Is the presence of taxon continuous with neighbouring areas ?

Yes

23. Are the outside populations also under similar threats / pressures ?

Yes

24. Recommendations

-

Research / Management

-

a) in situ

-

b) ex situ

-

   i) Cultivation

-

   ii) Level of difficulty in propagation / cultivation

1 (Least difficult)

25. Existing cultivation-

Mandal,  Uttar Kashi

26. Previous assessment

-

27. Data sources (Including literature)

§         H.B. Naithani, Indian Forester (in press)

§         Samant et.al. 1996 Ethnobotany

§         Samant et.al. 1998. Medicinal plants of IHR

§         Joshi et.al. 2001. Indian Journal of Forestry

§         Pangtey et.al. 1989.  Indian Journal of Forestry

§         Rawat & Pangtey, 1987. Journal of Economic Taxonomy and Botany

28. Compilers

H. B. Naithani (facilitator), S. S. Samant (Recorder), V. P. Bhat, M. C. Nautiyal, S. K. Murti, G. A. Kinhal, R. Vijaya Sankar

29. Reviewers

R. D. Gaur, G. S. Rawat, S. Chandola, A. R. Nautiyal,

P. P. Bhojvaid, K. Ravikumar, Utkarsh Ghate