1. Botanical name

Hippophae rhamnoides L.

2. Synonym(s) 

-

3. Family

Elaeagnaceae

4. Taxonomic status

Species

5. Vernacular names

Chharma, Sarila, Tirku, Amli, Sarma

6. Habit

Shrub / small tree

7. Habitat

Common on glacial streams, North East Himalayas, inner dry regions;

Moist sloppy areas in riverbed and fresh alluvial soil

8. Original global distribution

Afghanistan, India, Nepal, China, Temperate Asia, North & Middle Europe

9. Current

regional

distribution

Himachal Pradesh

Lahaul & Spiti, Kinnaur

Jammu & Kashmir

Hemmins protected area

Uttaranchal

Not specified

10. Elevation range (m)

 

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

Many

Many

6

14 a. Data quality

3

15. Threats 

Ov (Over exploitation), L (Loss of Habitat),

T (Trade)

16. Trade

 

Name(s)

-

Level(s)

Local ü

Regional ü

National

Global

Parts traded

-

Effect on population

Declining

Data quality

3

17. Other comments

·          The species which occur in India is H. rhamnoides sub sp. Turkestanica

·          ISTARBU in folk medicine

18. Recent field studies

 

·          GHNP,

·          Dr. Nautiyal, Dr. P.B. Singh, Dr. Brijlal, Mr. B. S. Rana, Mr. B.C. Thakur, Dr. M.V. Viswanatham (1994-98)


19. Status

Himachal Pradesh

Jammu & Kashmir

Uttaranchal

- CITES     

-

- Legislation

-

- Criteria based on

A 2 c d

A 2 c d

A 2 c

- IUCN

VU

VU

NT

20. % of global presence

2 – 5 %

21. Existing Conservation measures

Found with in the high altitudes Pas of Uttaranchal

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

Yes

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

Yes

24. Recommendations

Hm (Habitat management), Lh (Life history studies)

Research / Management

a) in situ

Jammu &Kashmir – Hemmins Protected Area

Himachal Pradesh – Shego, Attagu (Spiti Dt.), Barapa valley

b) ex situ

-

   i) Cultivation

-

   ii) Level of difficulty in propagation / cultivation

2 (Moderately difficult)

25. Existing cultivation

-

26. Previous assessment

NT – J&K, HP (kullu, 1998)

27. Data sources (Including literature)

HPSCSTE, SBT Task Force Report

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