1. Botanical name

Hyssopus officinalis L.

2. Synonym(s) 

-

3. Family

Lamiaceae

4. Taxonomic status

Species

5. Vernacular names

Jip-chi, Chibu, Jufayabis (Yunani), Purcha (Hindi), Zufah (Urdu)

6. Habit

Herb

7. Habitat

Dry rocky slopes, mostly in sandy soils

8. Original global distribution

North western Himalayas, Trans himalya Kashmir to Kumaon

9. Current

regional

distribution

 

Himachal Pradesh

Chamba, Kinnaur, Spiti

Jammu & Kashmir

-

Uttaranchal

Garhwal (Nilang, Malari)

10. Elevation range (m)

2,800 – 4,200

11. Population Reduction – PR

 

States

< 30%

30 to 49%

50 to < 80%

­³ 80%

Himachal Pradesh

 

ü

 

 

Jammu & Kashmir

 

-

 

 

Uttaranchal

ü

 

 

 

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 

Himachal Pradesh

Jammu & Kashmir

Uttaranchal

Many

-

2

14 a. Data quality

2

15. Threats 

L (Loss of habitat), Tp (Traded for parts), H (Harvest)

16. Trade

 

Name(s)

 

Level(s)

Local ü

Regional ü

National ü

Global

Parts traded

-

Effect on population

Declining

Data quality

-

17. Other comments

§         Used as medicine, essential oil

§         Cultivated in Europe

18. Recent field studies

 

§         V.P. Bhatt, 2002

§         Samant, 2002

§         H.B. Naithani, 2002

§         Vaneet Jishtu, 2002 (Pin valley national park)

19. Status

Himachal Pradesh

Jammu & Kashmir

Uttaranchal

- CITES     

-

- Legislation

-

- Criteria based on

VU  (A 2 c, d)

-

VU  (A 2 c, d)

- IUCN

VU

-

NT

20. % of global presence

<1%

 

<1%

21. Existing Conservation measures

-

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

Yes

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

Yes

24. Recommendations

S (Survey, search and find), M (Monitoring), Hm (Habitat management)

Research / Management

 

a) in situ

UA - Niti valley of Chamoli Dt., Nilang valley of Uttarkashi Dt.

HP - Pin valley National Park

b) ex situ

 

   i) Cultivation

2

   ii) Level of difficulty in propagation / cultivation

1 (Least difficult)

25. Existing cultivation-

-

26. Previous assessment

-

27. Data sources

(Including literature)

§         Bhatt, V.P., 2001

§         Wealth of India, Vol. V. 1959

§         Glossary of Indian Medicinal Plants – CSIR

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

Rekha Naithani, N.K. Bhardwaj, Kailash Sharma, R. K. Verma, Vaneet Jishtu, Rajender Kumar, Ranjit Rawat, N. S. Chauhan, Vinay Tandon, H. K. Badola