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   1. Botanical name  | 
  
   Rheum spiciforme Royle  | 
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   2. Synonym(s)    | 
  
   -  | 
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   3. Family  | 
  
  Polygonaceae
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   4. Taxonomic status  | 
  
   Species
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   5. Vernacular names   | 
  
   Revandchini,
  Chunkri, Archa  | 
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   6. Habit  | 
  
   Perennial
  herb  | 
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   7. Habitat   | 
  
   Grows
  in Western Himalayas on Alpine stony slopes (inner dry hills), Shrubberies  | 
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   8. Original global distribution  | 
  
   Afghanistan,
  India, Bhutan, China (Taipei)  | 
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   9. Current  regional  distribution  | 
  
   Himachal Pradesh  | 
  
   Lahual
  & Spiti, Kullu, Hattu park, Pangi, Pin valley, Rohtang  | 
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   Jammu & Kashmir  | 
  
   Zanskar,
  Deorang  | 
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   Uttaranchal  | 
  
   Not specified  | 
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   10. Elevation range (m)  | 
  
   3,200
  – 4,800  | 
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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  | 
  
   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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   5  | 
  
   2  | 
  
   12  | 
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   14 a. Data quality  | 
  
  3
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   15. Threats    | 
  
   Hf
  (Harvest for food), L (Loss of Habitat), I (Human Interference)   | 
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   16. Trade     | 
  
   Name(s)  | 
  
  Revandchini, Chunkri
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   Level(s)  | 
  
   Local
  ü  | 
  
   Regional
  ü  | 
  
   National
  ü  | 
  
   Global
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   Parts traded  | 
  
  Roots,
  Leaves
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   Effect on population  | 
  
   Declining
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   Data quality  | 
  
   2,
  3  | 
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   17. Other comments   | 
  
   ·      
  Revand-Chini (TR) needs attention as the collected from wild  | 
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   18. Recent field studies    | 
  
   ·      
  Dr. P.B. Singh (90-98) ·      
  Dr. Brijlal (94-98) HP  | 
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19.
  Status  | 
  
   Himachal Pradesh  | 
  
   Jammu & Kashmir  | 
  
   Uttaranchal  | 
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   - CITES        | 
  
   -  | 
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   - Legislation  | 
  
   -  | 
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   - Criteria based on   | 
  
   VU
  (A 2 c, d)  | 
  
   VU
  (A 2 c, d)  | 
  
   -  | 
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   - IUCN  | 
  
   VU  | 
  
   VU  | 
  
   DD  | 
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   20.
  % of global presence  | 
  
   40 – 50 %  | 
  
   -  | 
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   21.
  Existing Conservation measures  | 
  
  Found
  with in the high altitude PAs of Uttaranchal
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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  | 
  
   Hm
  (Habitat management), M (Monitoring), Lh (Life history studies), Lr (Limiting
  factor research)  | 
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   Research / Management  | 
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   a) in situ  | 
  
   Jammu
  &Kashmir – Zanskar, Deorang Himachal Pradesh – Pangi, Pin valley,
  Rohtang  | 
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   b) ex situ  | 
  
   -  | 
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  i) Cultivation  | 
  
   -  | 
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  ii) Level of difficulty in propagation / cultivation  | 
  
   2
  (Moderately difficult)  | 
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   25.
  Existing cultivation-   | 
  
   -  | 
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   26.
  Previous assessment   | 
  
   VU
  in J&K, H.P. (Kullu CAMP)  | 
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   27.
  Data sources (Including literature)  | 
  
   -  | 
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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, S. S. Samant, M. C. Nautiyal, V.
  P. Bhat, S. K. Murti, G. A. Kinhal, R. Vijaya Sankar   | 
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