Rapid Communication, J Biodivers Manage Forestry Vol: 1 Issue: 1
Nagchhatri- A Plant in Peril
| Sanjay Kr. Uniyal1* and Arunava Datta1 |
| 1CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, Palampur, India |
| Corresponding author : Sanjay Kr. Uniyal Biodiversity Division, CSIR-Institute of Himalayan Bioresource Technology, P.B. # 6, Palampur 176061 (HP), India Tel: 91 1894 233339; Fax: 91 1894 230433 E-mail: suniyal@ihbt.res.in |
| Received: September 17, 2012 Accepted: November 26, 2012 Published: November 28, 2012 |
| Citation: Kr. Uniyal S, Datta A (2012) Nagchhatri- A Plant in Peril. J Biodivers Manage Forestry 1:1. doi:10.4172/2327-4417.1000101 |
Abstract
Nagchhatri- A Plant in Peril
Rampant extraction and heavy confiscations have generated concerns about “Nagchhatri”. Scientifically referred to as Trillium govanianum Wall. ex. D. Don [Syn. Trillidium govanianum (D. Don) Kunth)], (Family Melanthiaceae), the plant is now selling like a hot cake. Four years back the plant did not even feature amongst the 960 traded medicinal plant species of India. But today it is the most sought after medicinal species of the western Himalayan region.
