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Himalayan medicinal plants in IUCN Red List
December 16 , 2022
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- Three medicinal plant species found in the Himalayas have made it to IUCN Red List of Threatened Species following a recent assessment.
- Meizotropis pellita has been assessed as ‘critically endangered’, Fritilloria cirrhosa as ‘vulnerable’, and Dactylorhiza hatagirea as ‘endangered’.
- Meizotropis pellita, commonly known as Patwa.
- It is a perennial shrub with restricted distribution that is endemic to Uttarakhand.
- Fritillaria cirrhosa (Himalayan fritillary) is a perennial bulbous herb.
- At least 30% of its population over the assessment period (22 to 26 years).
- According to the data shared by IUCN, 239 new species analysed in India have entered the list.
- Of these, 29 are threatened.
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