1. Botanical name

Rheum spiciforme Royle

2. Synonym(s) 

-

3. Family

Polygonaceae

4. Taxonomic status

Species

5. Vernacular names

Revandchini, Chunkri, Archa

6. Habit

Perennial herb

7. Habitat

Grows in Western Himalayas on Alpine stony slopes (inner dry hills), Shrubberies

8. Original global distribution

Afghanistan, India, Bhutan, China (Taipei)

9. Current

regional

distribution

Himachal Pradesh

Lahual & Spiti, Kullu, Hattu park, Pangi, Pin valley, Rohtang

Jammu & Kashmir

Zanskar, Deorang

Uttaranchal

Not specified

10. Elevation range (m)

3,200 – 4,800

11. Population Reduction – PR

 

States

< 30%

30 to <49%

50 to < 80%

­³ 80%

Himachal Pradesh

 

ü

 

 

Jammu & Kashmir

 

ü

 

 

Uttaranchal

ü

 

 

 

Data quality

2, 3

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 

Himachal Pradesh

Jammu & Kashmir

Uttaranchal

5

2

12

14 a. Data quality

3

15. Threats 

Hf (Harvest for food), L (Loss of Habitat), I (Human Interference)

16. Trade

 

Name(s)

Revandchini, Chunkri

Level(s)

Local ü

Regional ü

National ü

Global

Parts traded

Roots, Leaves

Effect on population

Declining

Data quality

2, 3

17. Other comments

·       Revand-Chini (TR) needs attention as the collected from wild

18. Recent field studies

 

·       Dr. P.B. Singh (90-98)

·       Dr. Brijlal (94-98) HP


19. Status

Himachal Pradesh

Jammu & Kashmir

Uttaranchal

- CITES     

-

- Legislation

-

- Criteria based on

VU (A 2 c, d)

VU (A 2 c, d)

-

- IUCN

VU

VU

DD

20. % of global presence

40 – 50 %

-

21. Existing Conservation measures

Found with in the high altitude PAs of Uttaranchal

22. Is the presence of taxon continuous with neighbouring areas ?

-

23. Are the outside populations also under similar threats / pressures?

-

24. Recommendations

Hm (Habitat management), M (Monitoring), Lh (Life history studies), Lr (Limiting factor research)

Research / Management

a) in situ

Jammu &Kashmir – Zanskar, Deorang

Himachal Pradesh – Pangi, Pin valley, Rohtang

b) ex situ

-

   i) Cultivation

-

   ii) Level of difficulty in propagation / cultivation

2 (Moderately difficult)

25. Existing cultivation-

-

26. Previous assessment

VU in J&K, H.P. (Kullu CAMP)

27. Data sources (Including literature)

-

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

29. Reviewers

H. B. Naithani, S. S. Samant, M. C. Nautiyal, V. P. Bhat, S. K. Murti, G. A. Kinhal, R. Vijaya Sankar