1. Botanical name |
Picrorhiza kurroa Royle ex Benth. |
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2. Synonym(s)
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3. Family |
Scrophulariaceae |
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4. Taxonomic status |
Species |
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5. Vernacular names
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Kutki (Sanskrit); Kuru (Hindi) |
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6. Habit |
Perrenial herb with fleshy root |
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7. Habitat |
Alpine region, Well drained rocky slopes |
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8. Original global distribution |
Himalayan region from Pakistan to Temperate Asia |
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9. Current regional distribution |
Ar.
Pradesh |
Tawang and West Kameng Dt.. |
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Assam |
Not recorded |
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Meghalaya |
Not recorded |
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Sikkim |
North and West Sikkim |
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10. Elevation range
(m) |
3,000 – 5,000 |
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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 (Local trade market) |
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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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5(Scattered) |
- |
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2(Scattered) |
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14 a. Data quality |
2 & 4 |
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15. Threats |
Hm=, Harvest for medicine, Tp= Traded for parts; L= Loss of habitat, Ov= Over exploitation. |
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16. Trade
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Name(s) |
Khongling – Monpa (Tribes) |
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Level(s) |
Local ü |
Regional ü |
National ü |
Global ü |
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Parts traded |
Roots |
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Impact on population |
Declining |
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Data quality |
2 & 4 (Raw drug market) |
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17. Other comments |
§ Roots used for Fever & tonic, Rheumatic pain. § CAMP participants confirmed this taxon to be correctly identified, without any confusion with Neopicrorrhizha scrophularifolia of Nepal CAMP, 2001. |
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18. Recent field
studies |
SFRI – WWF report , 1994 (Dichu, Mouling) |
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19. Status |
Ar. Pradesh
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Assam |
Meghalaya |
Sikkim |
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- CITES |
Appendix II |
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- Legislation |
Negative list of exports |
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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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VU |
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20. % of global
presence |
5 – 10 % |
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< 5% |
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21. Existing Conservation measures |
Not 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 ii) ex situ b) Cultivation c) Level of difficulty in propagation / cultivation |
Alpine zone in Tawang Dt.. 1 (Least difficult) |
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25. Existing
cultivation - |
Forest Dept. in Norh Sikkim |
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26. Previous
assessment |
EN in H. P, J&K (Kulu CAMP) |
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27. Data sources (including literature) |
§ Flowers of the Himalaya § Indian Red Data Book |
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28. Compilers |
A.A. Mao (Facilitator), T.T.C. Marak, Ameenba Yaden, Padmeshwar Gogoi, Anupam Sarmah (Recorder), Chandra Barooah, Ayesha Ahmed, N.S. Jameer, Kenneth M. Pala. |
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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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