1. Botanical name		Taxus wallichiana Zucc.
2. Synonym(s)		Taxus baccata L. ssp. Wallichiana (Zucc.) Pilger
3. Family		Taxaceae
4. Taxonomic status		Species
5. Vernacular name(s)		Himalayan Yew (E), Kseh Blei (Khasi)
6. Habit		Tree
7. Habitat		Subtropical to temperate forests canopy
8. Original global distribution		Afganistan, S. W. China, India, Myanmar
9. Current regional distribution	Ar. Pradesh	W. Kameng, Tawang, Lohit & Dibang
	Assam	Not recorded
	Meghalaya	W. Khasi, E. Khasi Hills
	Sikkim	Not recorded
10. Elevation range (m)		1,800-3,000
11. Population reduction -PR	States \ Class	< 30 %	30 to 49%		50 to < 80 %			≥ 80 %
	Ar. Pradesh				ü			--
	Assam				-			-
	Meghalaya				-			ü
	Sikkim				ü			-
	Data quality	2, 3
11 a. Time/Rate (years/generations)		3 Generations
12. Extent of Occurrence – EOO		> 20,000 Km^2
13. Area of Occupancy – AOO		> 2,000 Km^2
14. No. of locations/sub-populations		Ar. Pradesh	Assam		Meghalaya			Sikkim
		8-10			2-3			2-3
14 a. Data quality		2, 3
15. Threats		Tp= Traded for parts, L= Loss of habitat, Ov= Over exploitation.
16. Trade	Name(s)
	Level(s)	Local ü		Regionalü		Nationalü			Globalü
	Parts traded	Leaves & Bark
	Impact on population	Declining (Rapid)
	Data quality	2, 3
17. Other comments		Extraction from the wild should be strictly banned in the region.
18. Recent field studies		§ Haridasan & Beniwal, 1997. Arunachal Pradesh § Barik et. al. 1996. Meghalaya
19. Status		Ar. Pradesh		Assam		Meghalaya	Sikkim
- CITES		Appendix II
- Legislation (National/State)		NegativeList of Exports
- Criteria based on		A 2 c,d				A 2 c,d	A 2 c,d
- IUCN		EN				CR	EN
20. % of global presence		2-3%				<1%	<1%
21. Existing conservation measures		AP Govt. has banned extraction form the wild & is promoting cultivation.
22. Is the presence of taxon continuous with neighbouring states or countries?		Yes
23. Are the outside populations perceived to be under similar threats / pressures?		Yes
24. Recommendations (pl. refer page nos. 9 & 10 of briefing book) a) Research/Management i) in situ ii) ex situ b) Cultivation c) Level of difficulty in propagation / cultivation		Large sacle cultivation should be taken by concerned states. Mandla phudung. 1 (Least difficult)
25. Existing cultivation		Bomdila, Senge & Dirang Forest Nurseries (AP)
26. Previous assessment		EN (Nepal 2001)- 5-15% of global distribution
27. Data Sources (including literature)		§ Kanjilal- Flora of Assam § Poulnin & Stainton- Flowers of Himalayas
28. Compilers		A.A. Mao (Facilitator), T.T.C. Marak, Ameenba Yaden, Padmeshwar Gogoi, Anupam Sarmah (Recorder), Chandra Barooah, Ayesha Ahmed, N.S. Jameer, Kenneth M. Pala.
29. Reviewers		R. R. Rao (Facilitator), K. Haridasan, A.N. Rao, R.C. Sundriyal, P. Gajurel, R. Vijaya Sankar (Recorder), R.S. Pathak, Mridul Goswami, G.A. Kinhal.