A. Species
Scientific name: Dactylorhiza hatagirea
Common name(s): Panchaunle
Global IUCN Red List Threat Status:
B. Location of use
Geographic location(s):
- Nepal
Country/Region:
C. Scale of assessment
Scale of assessment: Individual Site
Name/Details of location: Lolu-Pilkanda and Api Nampa Conservation Area (ANCA) in Darchula District, and Bhimthang in Manang District
D. Timescale of use
Start Year: 2015
End Year: 2017
E. Information about the use
How is the wild species sourced?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat
Type of use: Extractive
Practice of use: Gathering/Cutting/Collecting terrestrial plants and fungi or their products from the wild
Lethal or non-lethal: Lethal
Does this use involve take/extraction of: Only parts or products of the organism
Purpose(s) of end use: Medicine and hygiene
Motivation of use: Basic subsistence and Income generation from trade (individual/household/community)
Is this use legal or illegal?: Some use is legal and some is illegal
F. Information about the Users
Which stakeholder(s) does the record primarily focus on?: Local people
G. Information about the sustainability of use
Is there evidence that the use is having an impact on the target species?: Wild species sourced from its natural habitat
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an ecological perspective been recorded?: Yes, considered unsustainable
Details of assessment carried out: Published scientific literature
Brief summary on why the use has been assessed/judged to be sustainable or unsustainable: Harvesting is having a negative impact on multiple populations of D. hatagirea within unprotected sites in Nepal. The author's state that coupled with other prevalent disturbances, the intensive and destructive harvesting may lead to local extinction of the species. However, at protected sites in Nepal sustainable populations are maintained.
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an economic perspective been recorded?: not recorded
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a social perspective been recorded?: not recorded
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from a human health perspective been recorded?: not recorded
Has an assessment (or judgement) of sustainability of the use of the target species from an animal health/welfare perspective been recorded?: not recorded
Recommendations provided in the record to maintain or enhance the sustainability of the use of the target species
The study indicates the need for permanent monitoring of the species as the sustainability of D. hatagirea largely depends on controlling illegal and premature harvesting.
Record source
Information about the record source: scientific_pub
Date of publication/issue/production: 2021-01-01T00:00:00+0000
Source Reference(s):
Date of record entry: 2025-07-02