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1. Botanical name |
Aconitum heterophyllum Wall. ex Royle
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2. Synonym(s) |
-- |
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3. Family |
Ranunculaceae |
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4. Taxonomic status |
Species |
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5. Vernacular names
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Atis (Sanskrit), Ativisha (Sanskrit) |
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6. Habit |
Erect tuberous herb |
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7. Habitat |
Alpine pastures and slopes where rich humus soil is there and sub-alpine slopes |
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8. Original global
distribution |
Himalayan regions of Pakistan to Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim including Nepal. |
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9. Current regional distribution |
Ar.
Pradesh |
Tawang Dt., Lohit Dt. |
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Assam |
Not recorded |
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Meghalaya |
Not recorded |
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Sikkim |
Dzonarig area of N. Sikkim, way to Humthang |
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10. Elevation range
(m) |
2,500 – 4,500 |
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11. Population Reduction – PR
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States \ Class
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< 30% |
30 to 49% |
50 to < 80% |
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80% |
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Ar. Pradesh |
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ü |
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Assam |
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- |
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Meghalaya |
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- |
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Sikkim |
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ü |
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Data quality |
2, 4 |
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11 a. Time/Rate
(years/generations) |
10 years |
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12. Extent of Occurrence – EOO |
> 20,000 km2 |
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13. Area of Occupancy – AOO |
> 2,000 km2 |
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14. No. of locations / sub-populations |
Ar. Pradesh |
Assam |
Meghalaya |
Sikkim |
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3 (sacttered) |
0 |
0 |
2 |
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14 a. Data quality |
2, 3, 4 |
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15. Threats |
Hm=Harvest for medicine, I=Human interference, L=Loss of
habitat, Ov=Over exploitation, Land slide, T=Trade |
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16. Trade
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Name(s) |
Atis |
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Level(s) |
Local ü |
Regional ü |
National ü |
Global |
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Parts traded |
Tuberous roots |
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Impact on population |
Declining |
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Data quality |
4 (Local NGO- Tibetian Medicine Centre) |
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17. Other comments |
§ Roots are traded mixed with that of Aconitum ferox. § Morphologically the roots of both species look almost similar, hence unable to distinguish. § Regeneration – Average |
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18. Recent field
studies |
§ L.R. Bhuyan, 1986. Lohit Dt., Hot spring area § M.K. Pathak, 2002. Upper Dibang Valley Dt. (Arunachal Pradesh) |
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19. Status |
Ar. Pradesh
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Assam |
Meghalaya |
Sikkim |
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- CITES |
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-- |
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- Legislation |
National -ve list of export (requiring cultivation certificate) |
Harvest from wild Banned (all species) |
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- Criteria based on |
A 2 c, d |
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A 2 c, d |
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- IUCN |
EN |
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EN |
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20. % of global
presence |
5-10% |
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2-5% |
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21. Existing Conservation measures |
Nothing specific for this species |
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22. Is the presence of taxon continuous with neighboring areas ? |
Yes |
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23. Are the outside populations also under similar threats / pressures ? |
Yes |
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24. Recommendations a) Research / Management i) in situ ü ii) ex situ b) Cultivation c) Level of difficulty in propagation / cultivation |
Monitoring to determine the population information (M) Hot spring, Lohit Dt., Arunachal Pradesh Kymogsla Alpine sanctuary - 2 (Moderately difficult) |
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25. Existing cultivation |
Not known |
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26. Previous
assessment |
VU – Nepal, January, 2001 EN – Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, 1998 |
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27. Data sources (including literature) |
§ Flora of India, BSI, Vol. I § Poulnin & Stainton, Flowers of Himalayas § Chowdhary & Rao, BSI – Personal data |
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28. Compilers |
S.N. Hegde (Facilitator), L.R. Bhuyan, M.S. Rawat, Manju Sundriyal, K. Ravikumar (Recorder), M. Majumdar, K.C. Malakar, A. K Baishya, D.K. Ved. |
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29. Reviewers |
R. R. Rao (Facilitator), K. Haridasan, A.N. Rao, R.C. Sundriyal, P. Gajurel, Mridul Goswami, R. Vijaya Sankar (Recorder), R.S. Pathak, G.A. Kinhal. |
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