1. Botanical name

Dactylorhiza hatagirea (D.Don.) Soo

2. Synonym(s) 

Orchis latifolila auct. non. L.

3. Family

Orchidaceae

4. Taxonomic status

Species

5. Vernacular names

Hathajorhi, Hathpanja, Salampanja, Sallam misri (Kullu)

6. Habit

Perennial herb

7. Habitat

Alpine meadows in moist places

8. Original global distribution

Himalaya (Pakistan to Nepal & China.)

9. Current

regional

distribution

Himachal Pradesh

Pulga, GHNP, Pin valley, Sangla valley, Rupi Bhabha etc.,

Jammu & Kashmir

Zanskar, Drass, Sonamarg, Marwa, Pirpanchal

Uttaranchal

Dayara, Kandara, Kush Kalyan, Kyarki, Valley of flowers

10. Elevation range (m)

2,800 – 4,000

11. Population Reduction – PR

 

States

< 30%

30 to 49%

50 to < 80%

­³ 80%

Himachal Pradesh

 

 

 

ü

Jammu & Kashmir

 

 

 

ü

Uttaranchal

 

 

 

ü

Data quality

3

11 a. Time/Rate (years/generations)

10 years

12. Extent of Occurrence – EOO

> 5,000 , < 20, 000 Km2

13. Area of Occupancy – AOO

> 5,00, < 2,000 Km2

14. No. of  locations / sub-populations 

Himachal Pradesh

Jammu & Kashmir

Uttaranchal

Many

Many

Many (sparse)

14 a. Data quality

3

15. Threats 

Lf (Loss of Habitat- fragmentation), Hm (Harvest for medicine), Tp (Traded for parts), Lp (Loss of habitat – Quality)

16. Trade

 

Name(s)

Salam paanja / Paanja

Level(s)

Local ü

Regional ü

National ü

Global

Parts traded

Tuber

Effect on population

Declining

Data quality

3

17. Other comments

·          Important component of Ashtavarga, used in preparing  Chyavan praash

·          Tissue culture studies under progress at CIMAP Palampur and research station at Bhowali

·          Ban on wild collection recommended urgently

18. Recent field studies

·          Field observations by HFRI at Spiti / Kinnaur / Churdham

·          GHNP (1998-2003)

·          Ms. Nima manjerakar, Pin Valley 1997,

·          Dr. B.K. Kapahi, Dr. T.N. Srivastava, RRL Jammu

19. Status

Himachal Pradesh

Jammu & Kashmir

Uttaranchal

- CITES     

-

- Legislation

-

- Criteria based on

CR (A 2 c, d)

CR (A 2 c, d)

CR (A 2 c, d)

- IUCN

CR

CR

CR

20. % of global presence

40 – 50 %

21. Existing Conservation measures

-

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

Yes

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

Yes

24. Recommendations

 S (Survey, search and find), M (Monitoring)

Research / Management

 

a) in situ

JK - Wadwan, Dras, Zanskar, Kosernag, Chchattargala

HP. – Pin Valeey, GHNP

UA – Valley of Flowers (Chamoli), Kandara (Uttar kashi)

b) ex situ

 

   i) Cultivation

-

   ii) Level of difficulty in propagation / cultivation

-

25. Existing cultivation-

In vanaspathi vans and other schemes

26. Previous assessment

CR (Kullu, 1998)

27. Data sources (Including literature)

·       C.P. Kala, 1998. Ethnobotanical survey & propagation of rare medicinal herbs in the buffer zone of valley of flowers national park. Report submitted to ICIMOD, Nepal. 35pp

·       B.S. Rana. Long term vegetation monitoring project in Pin valley National Park, Spiti, 93-96

28. Compilers

R. D. Gaur (Facilitator), G. S. Rawat (Recorder), S. Chandola, A. R. Nautiyal, P. P. Bhojvaid, K. Ravikumar, Utkarsh Ghate

29. Reviewers

G.S. Goraya, Subhash Rana, D.r. Nag, S.P. Subramani, Sanjeeva Pandey, Surinder Kumar, K.S. Kapoor Mrs. Shashi Sharma, Darshan Shankar.