plant lists for nepal
CITES listed plants in Nepal (see conservation) [top]
Appendix I: species threatened with extinction
| Saussurea lappa |
Appendix II: species not yet threatened with extinction, but which could become endangered if trade is not controlled
| 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
| 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 [top]
| Dactylorhiza hatagirea | [CITES Appendix II] |
| Picrorhiza scrophulariflora | |
| Juglans regia | [bark only] |
national list of plants banned for export [top]
| 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 (see conservation) [top]
| Acacia catechu | [IUCN threat status T] |
| Bombax ceiba | |
| Dalbergia latifolia | |
| Juglans regia | |
| Michelia champaca | [IUCN threat status E] |
| Pterocarpus marsupium | [Fabaceae] |
| Shorea robusta |
non-endemic threatened plants (see conservation) [top]
Sixty species of non-endemic plants are regarded as threatened (Shrestha and Joshi 1996) ***CHECK SPELLING OF NAMES, SOURCE****
| Name | Family | IUCN category |
|---|---|---|
| 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 |
medicinal plants threatened through over-collection for the export trade (see conservation) [top]
| 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) [top]
| 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 |