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1. Botanical name |
Picrorhiza kurrooa 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 |
Kutki,
Karhwi, Karu |
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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 |
Himachal Pradesh |
Lahual
Spiti, Kinnaur, Chamba, Kullu, Dangra, Bharmar, Pangi, Parvath valley,
Chansal, Sangla pas, Bhandag, Sylmar, GHNP |
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Jammu & Kashmir |
- |
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Uttaranchal |
Kandara,
Kauri, Kedarnath, Tungnath, Katling, Pindari, Milam, Ralam, Darma, Byans |
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10. Elevation range (m) |
2,700
– 4,300 |
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11. Population
Reduction – PR |
States
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<
30% |
30
to <49% |
50
to < 80% |
³
80% |
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Himachal Pradesh |
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ü |
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Jammu & Kashmir |
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ü |
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Uttaranchal |
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ü |
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Data quality |
2,
3
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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 |
Himachal Pradesh |
Jammu
& Kashmir |
Uttaranchal |
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Many |
Many |
>10 |
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14 a. Data quality |
2,
3
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15. Threats |
Hm
(Harvest for medicine), Lf (Loss of Habitat), Ov (Over exploitation), Tp
(Traded for parts) |
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16. Trade |
Name(s) |
Kutki, Karu
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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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Effect on population |
Declining
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Data quality |
2,
3 |
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17. Other comments |
· IN-SITU and EX-SITU
conservation required · Rhizomes are gathered due
to which risk on population is encountered. Highly traded · In negative list of
exports, ‘98. Ban on extraction from the wild and commercial cultivation to
be implemented in Areas of rich biodiversity to be protected. · Existing cultivation in
Dewal Ghes village (HAPPRC), Munsiary / Milam · Rhizomes have picrotoxin.
Indian system of medicin, Liver drugs |
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18. Recent field studies |
· N.S. Chauhan, 1992(Chamba,
Kinnaur, Kullu), 1999 · Khali,R. & A.K. Sharma
(FRI) – 2002; Uniyal et.al 2003; · Rawat, 2002; S.K. Singh
1997; H.K. Badola 2002; P. Sharma (2002) |
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19.
Status |
Himachal Pradesh |
Jammu & Kashmir |
Uttaranchal |
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- CITES |
Appendix
II |
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- Legislation |
Negative
list of exports |
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- Criteria based on |
EN
(A 2 c, d) |
EN
(A 2 c, d) |
CR
(A 2 c, d) |
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- IUCN |
EN |
EN |
CR |
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20.
% of global presence |
20 % |
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21.
Existing Conservation measures |
-
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22.
Is the presence of taxon continuous with neighbouring areas ? |
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23.
Are the outside populations also under similar threats / pressures? |
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24.
Recommendations |
S (Survey), M (Monitoring), Hm (Habitat
management), Lh (Life history studies), Lm (Limiting factor management), Lr
(Limiting factor research) |
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Research / Management |
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a) in situ |
Jammu
&Kashmir – Sanasar (Rambhan), Gandarbal Himachal
Pradesh – Ganigul-Siabi (Chamba), Rupeebaga (Shimla) Uttaranchal
–Khadling (Tehri Dt.), Khandara |
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b) ex situ |
- |
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i) Cultivation |
- |
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ii) Level of difficulty in propagation / cultivation |
1
(Least difficult) |
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25.
Existing cultivation- |
RRL,
Srinagar, High
altitude Plant Physiological Research Center, Tungnath, Chamoli, UP GBPIHED
(Himachal Unit) |
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26.
Previous assessment |
EN
in JMK and HP (Kullu CAMP) |
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27.
Data sources (Including
literature) |
· Flowers of the Himalaya · Indian Red Data Book · Chauhan, N.S. 1999.
Medicinal and Aromatic plants of Himachal Pradesh · Badola, H.K. & Pal, M.
2002. Endangered medicinal species in Himachal Pradesh. Current Science
83; 797-798 · Sharma, P. 2002. Studies
on phytodiversity of medicinal and aromatic plants of Parvath valley,
Himachal Pradesh. Ph D thesis, Y.S. Parmar UHF, Solan (Unpublished) |
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28.
Compilers |
R. D. Gaur (Facilitator),
G. S. Rawat (Recorder), S. Chandola, A. R. Nautiyal, P. P. Bhojvaid, K.
Ravikumar, Utkarsh Ghate |
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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 |
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