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1. Botanical name |
Aconitum violaceum Jacq. ex Stapf. |
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2. Synonym(s) |
A. napellus var. multifolium (Royle) Hook |
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3. Family |
Ranunculaceae
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4. Taxonomic status |
Species |
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5. Vernacular names |
Dudh
Atis (Kumaon), Dudhi mohra (H.P) |
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6. Habit |
Perennial
herb |
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7. Habitat |
Temperate Alpine grass fields in well watered meadows, open
slopes shrubberies. |
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8. Original global distribution |
India,
Pakistan, Nepal |
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9. Current regional distribution |
Himachal Pradesh |
Chansal
Ghati, Chandranahan, Mural Daula |
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Jammu & Kashmir |
Shagali
thatch, Rohtang Pass, Chandratal |
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Uttaranchal |
Garhwal
and Kumaon |
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10. Elevation range (m) |
3,600
– 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 |
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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 |
3 |
Many |
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14 a. Data quality |
2, 3
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15. Threats |
Lf
(Loss of Habitat), Hm (Harvest for medicine), Tp (Traded for parts) |
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16. Trade |
Name(s) |
Meetha
Telia/ Bach nag
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Level(s) |
Local
ü |
Regional
ü |
National
ü |
Global
ü |
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Parts traded |
-
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Effect on population |
Declining |
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Data quality |
2, 3 |
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17. Other comments |
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Regulated collections and sustainable exploitation.needed ·
Traded as TELIA, Substitute, BACHNAG |
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18. Recent field studies |
·
Ms. Nima Manjrekar, WII, Dehradun, 97 (Pine valley, HP) ·
Chauhan, 1999 ·
Nautiyal, N,S, 2003, Tropical Ecology |
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19. Status |
Himachal Pradesh |
Jammu & Kashmir |
Uttaranchal |
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- CITES |
- |
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Legislation |
National
Negative List of exports, 1998 |
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- Criteria
based on |
VU
(A 2 c, d) |
VU
(A 2 c, d) |
VU
(A 2 c, d) |
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- IUCN |
VU (G) |
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20. % of global presence |
60 –70% |
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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 |
- |
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Research /
Management |
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a) in situ |
HP
- Rohtang JK
- Chandanwari (Anantnag), Toshmaidan (Baramulla) UA
- Madhmaheshwar (Rudraprayag), Dayara (Uttarkashi), Dudhatoli |
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b) ex situ |
- |
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i) Cultivation |
- |
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ii) Level of difficulty in propagation /
cultivation |
3
(Very difficult) |
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25. Existing cultivation- |
- |
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26. Previous assessment |
VU
(J&K, H.P.) – Kullu CAMP |
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27. Data sources
(Including literature) |
·
Chauhan, 1999 ·
Nautiyal, N,S, 2003, Tropical E coogy |
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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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29. Reviewers |
H. B. Naithani, S. S. Samant, M. C. Nautiyal, V. P.
Bhat, S. K. Murti, G. A. Kinhal, R. Vijaya Sankar, 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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