1. Botanical name

Fritillaria roylei Hook.

2. Synonym(s) 

-

3. Family

Liliaceae

4. Taxonomic status

Species

5. Vernacular names

Salam Mishari (Kullu)

6. Habit

Perennial Herb

7. Habitat

Sub-Alpine /Alpine slopes/ Meadows, shrubberies, boulders.

8. Original global distribution

India, Pakistan

9. Current

regional distribution

Himachal Pradesh

Chhajpur (Shimla), Gulaba (Kullu), Churdhar

Jammu & Kashmir

Poonch, Rupri, Kailash, Synthen

Uttaranchal

Valley of flowers, Gangotri, Kush kalyan, Milam etc.

10. Elevation range (m)

2,800 – 4,000

11. Population Reduction – PR

 

States

< 30%

30 to 49%

50 to < 80%

­³ 80%

Himachal Pradesh

 

 

ü

 

Jammu & Kashmir

 

 

ü

 

Uttaranchal

 

 

 

ü

Data quality

2, 3, 4

11 a. Time/Rate (years/generations)

10 years

12. Extent of Occurrence – EOO

>5,000 - <20, 000 Km2

13. Area of Occupancy – AOO

> 500; <2,000 Km2

14. No. of  locations / sub-populations 

Himachal Pradesh

Jammu & Kashmir

Uttaranchal

10

3

10

14 a. Data quality

2, 3

15. Threats 

L (Loss of Habitat), Hm (Harvest for medicine), T (Trade)

16. Trade

 

Name(s)

Kshir Kakholi

Level(s)

Local ü

Regional ü

National ü

Global

Parts traded

Bulb

Effect on population

Declining

Data quality

2, 3, 4

17. Other comments

·          Used in Ashtavarga (a combination of 8 rejuvinating drugs in preparation of the famous Ayurvaedic tonic – Chyavanprash)

18. Recent field studies

UHF, Solan (HP); GHNP, Kullu; S.K. Singh, 1998

19. Status

Himachal Pradesh

Jammu & Kashmir

Uttaranchal

- CITES     

-

- Legislation

-

- Criteria based on

EN (A 2 c, d)

EN (A 2 c, d)

CR (A 2 c, d;

B1 a, b, ii, iii;

B 2 a, b, ii, iii)

- IUCN

EN (G)

20. % of global presence

60 – 70 %

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), Hm (Habitat management), M (Monitoring), Lh (Life history studies)

Research / Management

a) in situ

HP – Chajpur (Shimla), Rahla (Kullu)

UA – Valley of flowers, Tungnath (Chamoli Dt.)

b) ex situ

-

   i) Cultivation

-

   ii) Level of difficulty in propagation / cultivation

3 (very difficult)

25. Existing cultivation-

-

26. Previous assessment

CR-JMK, EN-HP (Kullu CAMP)

27. Data sources (Including literature)

-

28. Compilers

R. D. Gaur (Facilitator), G. S. Rawat (Recorder), S. Chandola, A. R. Nautiyal, P. P. Bhojvaid, K. Ravikumar, Utkarsh Ghate

29. Reviewers

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