Plant lists for Nepal
Appendix I: species threatened with extinction
National list of plants banned for export
Species name | Notes |
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Abies spectabilis | |
Cinnamomum glaucescens | |
Nardostachys grandiflora | [IUCN threat status V] |
Rauvolfia serpentina | [IUCN threat status E, CITES Appendix II] |
Taxus baccata subsp. wallichiana | [CITES Appendix II] |
Valeriana jatamansii | |
Fungi: Cordyceps sinensis |
National list of timber trees banned for felling, transportation or export
Species name | Notes |
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Acacia catechu | [IUCN threat status T] |
Bombax ceiba | |
Dalbergia latifolia | |
Juglans regia | |
Michelia champaca | [IUCN threat status E] |
Pterocarpus marsupium | [Fabaceae] |
Shorea robusta |
CITES listed plants in Nepal
Appendix I: species threatened with extinction
Saussurea lappaAppendix II: species not yet threatened with extinction, but which could become endangered if trade is not controlled
Taxon | Notes |
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Ceropegia | [Milkworts, 7 species in Nepal] |
Cyatheaceae | [tree ferns, CHECK how many species??] |
Cycadaceae | [cycads, one species in Nepal?? CHECK] |
Dioscorea deltoidea | |
Orchidaceae | [orchids, over 300 species in Nepal] |
Podophyllum hexandrum | [may apple] |
Rauvolfia serpentina | |
Taxus baccata subsp. wallichiana |
Appendix III: species identified by any party as being subject to regulation in that country and which require international co-operation to control trade
Species name | Notes |
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Cycas pectinata | [Himalayan cycad] |
Gnetum montanum | |
Meconopsis regia | |
Podocarpus neriifolius | |
Talauma hodgsonii | |
Tetracentron sinense |
National list of plants banned for collection, use, sale, distribution, transportation and export
Species name | Notes |
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Dactylorhiza hatagirea | [CITES Appendix II] |
Picrorhiza scrophulariflora | |
Juglans regia | [bark only] |
Medicinal plants threatened through over-collection for the export trade (see conservation)
Species name | Notes |
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Acontium heterophyllum | 'Bikh', subalpine and alpine zones |
Aconitum spicatum | 'Bikh', subalpine and alpine zones |
Acorus calamus | 'Bojo', temperate zone |
Dactylorhiza hatagirea | 'Panch Aunle', subalpine and alpine zones |
Ephedra gerardiana | 'Somlata', subalpine and alpine zones |
Gentiana kurrooa | ?? |
Nardostachys grandiflora (syn. jatamansi) | 'Jatamansi', subalpine and alpine zones |
Paris polyphylla | 'Satuwa', temperate zone |
Picrorhiza kurroa | 'Kutki', temperate zone |
Piper longum | 'Pipla', tropical and subtropical zones |
Podophyllum hexandrum (syn. emodi) | ?? |
Potentilla fulgens | 'Bajradanti', temperate zone |
Rauvolfia serpentina | 'Sarpagandha', tropical and subtropical zones |
Rheum australe (syn. emodi) | 'Padamchal, subalpine and alpine zones |
Rheum nobile | ?? |
Swertia chirayita | 'Chiraito', temperate zone |
Terminalia chebula | 'Harro', tropical and subtropical zones |
Terminalia bellirica | 'Barro', tropical and subtropical zones |
Valeriana wallichii | 'Sugandawal', temperate zone |
Zanthoxylum armatum | 'Timur', tropical and subtropical zones |
Problematic invasive alien plants in Nepal (see conservation)
Species name | Notes | |
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Ageratum conzoides | ||
Amaranthus viridis | ||
Amaranthus spinosus | ||
Bidens pilosa | ||
Cassia tora | ||
Cassia sophera | ||
Eupatorium adenophorum | slash and burn areas, subtropical and temperate regions | |
Eupatorium odoratum | disturbed areas in tropical and subtropical regions | |
Lantana camara | disturbed areas in tropical and subtropical regions | |
Mikania micrantha | ||
Eichhornia crassipes | 'water hyacinth', tropical and subtropical water ways |
Non-endemic threatened plants (see conservation)
Sixty species of non-endemic plants are regarded as threatened (Shrestha and Joshi 1996)
Name | Family | IUCN category |
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Allium przewalskianum | Amarylidaceae | V |
Choerospondias axillaris | Anacardiaceae | R |
Pistacia chinensis subsp. integerrina | Anacardiaceae | R |
Alstonia neriifolia | Apocynaceae | R |
Alstonia scholaris | Apocynaceae | R |
Beaumontia grandiflora | Apocynaceae | V |
Rauvolfia serpentina | Apocynaceae | E |
Arisaema utile | Araceae | I |
Helwingia himalaica | Araliceae | I |
Hoya arnottiana | Asclepiadaceae | K |
Tylophora belostemma | Asclepiadaceae | Ex? |
Podophyllum hexandrum | Berberidaceae | V |
Alnus nitida | Betulaceae | R |
Oroxylum indicum | Bignoniaceae | V |
Maharanga bicolor | Boraginaceae | K |
Maharanga emodi | Boraginaceae | K |
Crateva unilocularis | Capparaceae | R |
Megacarpaea polyandra | Cruciferae | V |
Cycas pectinata | Cycadaceae | E |
Dioscorea deltoidea | Dioscoreaceae | T |
Dioscorea prazeri | Dioscoreaceae | T |
Elaeocarpus sphaericus | Elaeocarpaceae | V |
Lithocarpus fenestrata | Fagaceae | K |
Swertia chirayita | Gentianaceae | V |
Gnetum montanum | Gnetaceae | E |
Acacia catechu | Fabaceae | T |
Butea monosperma | Fabaceae | E |
Dalbergia latifolia | Fabaceae | V |
Gloriosa superba | Liliaceae | R |
Lillium wallichianum | Liliaceae | R |
Paris polyphylla | Liliaceae | V |
Magnolia globosa | Magnoliaceae | R |
Michelia champaca | Magnoliaceae | E |
Michelia kisopa | Magnoliaceae | E |
Talauma hodgsonii | Magnoliaceae | E |
Olea ferruginea | Oleaceae | R |
Paeonia emodi | Paeoniaceae | R |
Calamus acanthospathus | Palmae | E |
Calamus latifolius | Palmae | E |
Calamus leptospadix | Palmae | E |
Wallichia densiflora | Palmae | R |
Passiflora napalensis | Passifloraceae | E |
Larix griffithiana | Pinaceae | R |
Larix himalaica | Pinaceae | K |
Ceratostigma ulicinum | Plumbaginaceae | R |
Podocarpus neriifolius | Podocarpaceae | E |
Hydrobryum griffithii | Podostemaceae | R |
Rheum nobile | Polygonaceae | R |
Helicia nilagirica | Proteaceae | R |
Aconitum ferox | Ranunculaceae | T |
Aconitum gammiei | Ranunculaceae | R |
Aconitum heterophyllum | Ranunculaceae | R |
Aconitum laciniatum | Ranunculaceae | T |
Aconitum spicatum | Ranunculaceae | T |
Prunus carmesina | Rosaceae | R |
Bergenia ciliata | Saxifragaceae | T |
Picrorhiza scrophulariifolia | Scrophulariaceae | V |
Tetracentron sinense | Tetracentraceae | R |
Ulmus wallichiana | Ulmaceae | R |
Nardostachys grandiflora | Valerianaceae | V |