Population status, threats, and conservation options of the orchid Dactylorhiza hatagirea in Indian Western Himalaya

• Published in: Regional environmental change Vol. 21; no. 2; p. 40
• Main Authors: Singh, Laxman, Bhatt, Indra D., Negi, Vikram S., Nandi, Shyamal K., Rawal, Ranbeer S., Bisht, Anil K.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 01.06.2021; Springer; Springer Nature B.V
• Subjects: Alpine ecosystems; Altitude; aphrodisiacs; Aquatic plants; Bone healing; Climate Change; Climate Change/Climate Change Impacts; Conservation; Dactylorhiza; diabetes; Diabetes mellitus; Earth and Environmental Science; economic valuation; ecosystems; Endangered plants; Endangered species; Environment; ex situ conservation; Fever; Fractures; Geographical distribution; Geography; Germination; Habitats; Health planning; health services; Herbal medicine; Herbivores; High altitude; Himalayan region; Life cycles; Meadows; Medicinal plants; Medicine, Botanic; Medicine, Herbal; Microenvironments; Microhabitats; Mountain ecology; Nature Conservation; Oceanography; Ophiocordyceps sinensis; Original Article; Polygonum; Population density; Population status; Population studies; Regional/Spatial Science; Seed germination; species abundance; Species composition; Wildlife conservation; Wound healing; Himalayan region; Biodiversity conservation; Ethnobotany; Population density; Vulnerability assessment; Medicinal plant

Dactylorhiza hatagirea (D. Don) Soo (Orchidaceae) is a critically endangered high-value medicinal plant collected from wild and extensively used against diabetes, cuts/wound healing, gastric disorders, chronic fever, seminal weakness/dysfunctions, and bone fractures. The tuber of the species yields...