1. Botanical name

Aconitum chasmanthum Stapf ex Holmes

2. Synonym(s) 

-

3. Family

Ranunculaceae

4. Taxonomic status

Species

5. Vernacular names

-

6. Habit

Perennial herb

7. Habitat

Alpine / Sub alpine meadows

8. Original global distribution

India, Pakistan

9. Current

regional

distribution

 

Himachal Pradesh

-

Jammu & Kashmir

Sona marg, Baltal area

Uttaranchal

-

10. Elevation range (m)

2,100 – 3,600

11. Population Reduction – PR

 

States

< 30%

30 to 49%

50 to < 80%

­³ 80%

Himachal Pradesh

 

 

 

 

Jammu & Kashmir

 

 

 

 

Uttaranchal

 

 

 

 

Global

 

 

 

ü

Data quality

2,  3

11 a. Time/Rate (years/generations)

10 years

12. Extent of Occurrence – EOO

>5000; <> 20, 000 Km2

13. Area of Occupancy – AOO

>500, <2,000 Km2< 100 Km2

14. No. of  locations / sub-populations 

Himachal Pradesh

Jammu & Kashmir

Uttaranchal

-

1

-

14 a. Data quality

2, 3

15. Threats 

L (Loss of Habitat), Ov  (Over harvest)

16. Trade

 

Name(s)

Vatsa Nabha - Meethatelia

Level(s)

Local

Regional

National

Global

Parts traded

-

Effect on population

Declining

Data quality

2, 3

17. Other comments

 

18. Recent field studies

-

19. Status

Himachal Pradesh

Jammu & Kashmir

Uttaranchal

 

- CITES     

-

- Legislation

-

- Criteria based on

 

CR (A 2 c, d)

VU (B 2 a, b ii, iii)

 

 

- IUCN

- NE

CR (G)

- NE

20. % of global presence

 

70 – 80%

 

21. Existing Conservation measures

No

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

-

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

-

24. Recommendations

-

Research / Management

-

a) in situ

Sonamarg, Zanskar

b) ex situ

-

   i) Cultivation

-

   ii) Level of difficulty in propagation / cultivation

-

25. Existing cultivation-

-

26. Previous assessment

CR (J & K, H.P) – Kullu CAMP

27. Data sources (Including literature)

Illustrated Manual of Herbal Drugs used in Ayurveda, 1996, by Dr. Y. K. Sarin

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

P. Patnaik, Y. K. Sarin, C. M. Seth, Phunchok,

O. P. Sharma, D. K. Ved, V. Prabhakaran