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1. Botanical name |
Rauvolfia serpentina (L) Benth. ex Kurz |
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2. Synonym(s) |
Ophioxylon
serpentinum L. |
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3. Family |
Apocynaceae
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4. Taxonomic status |
Species |
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5. Vernacular names |
Sarpagandha,
Chotachand, Chandrika |
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6. Habit |
Under
shrub |
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7. Habitat |
Tropical
and sub-tropical areas |
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8. Original global distribution |
Tropical
Himalayas, Nepal, India, Srilanka, Bangladesh and Malaysia |
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9. Current regional distribution |
Himachal
Pradesh |
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Jammu
& Kashmir |
Gajansoo
(Jammu) |
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Uttaranchal |
Foot
hills of Kumaon, Garhwal, Doon valley, Rajaji NP, Corbett
NP, Ramnagar |
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10. Elevation range (m) |
Up
to 1,000 |
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11. Population
Reduction – PR
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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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3 |
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8 |
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14 a. Data quality |
2,
3
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15. Threats |
Hm
(Harvest for medicine), Lf (Loss of habitat), T (Trade), L (Loss of habitat) |
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16. Trade |
Name(s) |
Sarpagandha
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Level(s) |
Local
ü |
Regionalü |
National
ü |
Global
ü |
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Parts
traded |
Root
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Effect
on population |
Declining |
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Data
quality |
2,
3, 4 |
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17. Other comments |
§
Requires commercial cultivation §
Plant appears to have run wild from cultivation §
Not recorded from any other place in J & K |
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18. Recent field studies |
§
N.S. Chauhan, 1999 §
N.K. Bharadwaj, 1999 §
Vaneet Jishtu, 1998 §
R.S. Rawat. 2001 |
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19. Status |
Himachal Pradesh |
Jammu & Kashmir |
Uttaranchal |
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- CITES
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Appendix
II |
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- Legislation |
National
negative list of exports |
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- Criteria
based on |
CR
(A 2 c) |
VU ( |
VU (A 2 c, d) |
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- IUCN |
CR |
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VU |
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20. % of global presence |
1-2 % |
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2% |
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21. Existing Conservation measures |
Cultivation
by Forest Dept.
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22. Is the presence of taxon
continuous with neighbouring areas ? |
Yes
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23. Are the outside populations also under similar
threats / pressures ? |
Not
Known
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24. Recommendations |
S
(Survey, search and find), Hm (Habitat management), Lr (Limiting factor
research) |
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Research / Management |
Multiplication
of planting materials, standardization of propagation techniques |
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a) in situ |
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b) ex situ |
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i)
Cultivation |
Commercial
cultivation is required in H. P. |
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ii)
Level of difficulty in propagation / cultivation |
2
(Moderately difficult) |
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25. Existing cultivation- |
Cultivation by Forest Dept. |
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26. Previous assessment |
- |
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27. Data sources (Including literature) |
§
N.S. Chauhan, 1999 §
N.K. Bharadwaj, 1999 §
Vaneet Jishtu, 1998 §
R.S. Rawat. 2001 §
Badola & Pal, 2002. Current Science, 83: 797-798 |
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28. Compilers |
Rekha
Naithani, N.K. Bhardwaj, Kailash Sharma, R. K. Verma, Vaneet Jishtu, Rajender
Kumar, Ranjit Rawat (Recorder), N.
S. Chauhan (Facilitator), Vinay Tandon, H. K. Badola |
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29. Reviewers |
H.
B. Naithani (facilitator), S. S. Samant (Recorder), V. P. Bhat, M. C.
Nautiyal, S. K. Murti, G. A. Kinhal, R. Vijaya Sankar |
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