1. Botanical name

Podophyllum hexandrum Royle

 

 

2. Synonym(s)

Podophyllum emodi Wall. ex Hook.f. & Thoms.

 

3. Family

Podophyllaceae

 

4. Taxonomic status

Species

 

5. Vernacular name(s)

Papra, Bankakri (Hindi)

 

6. Habit

Herb

 

7. Habitat

 

Alpine to temperate regions. Moist shady places with humous soil.

 

8. Original global distribution

 

Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Nepal, Bhutan, S.W.China, Myanmar

 

9. Current regional distribution

Ar. Pradesh

Tale Valley, Pange in Lower Subansiri districts, Dichu Valley in Lohit district

 

Assam

Not recorded

 

Meghalaya

Not recorded

 

Sikkim

N. & E. parts of Chhangu region

 

10. Elevation range (m)

2,000 - 4,500

 

11. Population reduction -PR

States \ Class

< 30 %

30 to 49%

50 to < 80 %

≥ 80 %

 

Ar. Pradesh

 

ü

 

-

 

Assam

 

-

 

-

 

Meghalaya

 

-

 

-

 

Sikkim

 

-

 

ü

 

Data quality

2 & 4

 

11 a. Time/Rate (years/generations)

10 years

 

12. Extent of Occurrence – EOO

> 20, 000 Km2

 

13. Area of Occupancy – AOO

> 2, 000 Km2

 

14. No. of locations/sub-populations

Ar. Pradesh

Assam

Meghalaya

Sikkim

 

5

-

-

3

 

                          14 a. Data quality

2 & 4

 

15. Threats

Tp=Traded for parts, L= habitat loss, Sf= fire, Ov= Over exploitation.

 

16. Trade

(Pl. refer page no. 8 of briefing book)

Name(s)

Papri - Sikkim

Level(s)

Local ü

Regional

National

Global ü

Parts traded

Roots

Impact on population

Declinining

Data quality

2 & 4

17. Other comments

Roots anti cancerous; P. auranticole is often mixed with & traded P. hexandrum & should be assessed, being confined to AP & Sikkim

18. Recent field studies

(Name, Locality & Year)

§         Bhuyan L.R., 1986. Lohit district, Ditchu Valley

§         Bhuyan L.R., 1994-1999. Lower Subansiri Valley, Pange &  Tale Valley

§         SFRI Survey (1994) in Tale Valley (Lower Subansiri Dt.) & Dichu Valley (Lohit Dt.)

19. Status

Ar. Pradesh

Assam

Meghalaya

Sikkim

     - CITES

 

 

 

 

     - Legislation (National/State)

 

 

 

 

     - Criteria based on

A 2 c, d

 

 

A 2 c, d

     - IUCN

VU

 

 

CR

20. % of global presence

10-20 %

 

 

5-10 %

21. Existing conservation measures

Tale WLS in Lower Subansiri district in Arunachal Pradesh

22. Is the presence of taxon continuous with neighbouring states or countries?

Yes

23. Are the outside populations perceived to be under similar threats / pressures?

Yes

24. Recommendations (pl. refer page nos. 9 & 10 of briefing book)

a) Research/Management

i) zin situ

ii) ex situ

b) Cultivation

c) Level of difficulty in propagation / cultivation

 

 

 

Tale Valley and Dichu Valley.

 

Needs study on cultivation.

 

2 (Moderately difficult)

25. Existing cultivation

– Name of facilities

§         High Altitude Plant Physiology Research Centre, Uttranjal undertake cultivation & conservation studies.

§         IN. Sikkim, forest nursery.

26. Previous assessment

 

EN in HP and J&K - Kullu CAMP (1998);

VU in Nepal (2001)

27. Data Sources

(including literature)

 

§         Regional floras

§         Flowers of Himalaya

§         Red Data Book

§         Research paper by M.S. Rawat et al. 1998.

28. Compilers

S.N. Hegde (Facilitator), L.R. Bhuyan, Manju Sundriyal, K. Ravikumar (Recorder), M.S. Rawat, M. Majumdar, K.C. Malakar, A. K Baishya, D.K. Ved.

29. Reviewers

 

R. R. Rao (Facilitator), K. Haridasan, A.N. Rao,

R.C. Sundriyal, P. Gajurel, R. Vijaya Sankar (Recorder),

R.S. Pathak, Mridul Goswami, G.A. Kinhal.