Orchidaceae FAMILY Endangered

Dactylorhiza hatagirea

Edibility

3/5

Medicinal

4/5

Safety & Hazards

None known

Botanical Description

Dactylorhiza hatagirea is a slender to robust herbaceous perennial plant growing from a tuberous rootstock; it grows around 30 - 90cm tall[ 266 Title Flora of China Publication Author Website http://flora.huh.harvard.edu/china/ Publisher Missouri Botanical Garden Press; St. Louis. Year 1994 ISBN Description An excellent, comprehensive resource in 25 volumes. In addition to the botanical information the flora also gives basic information on habitat and some uses. An on-line version is also available. , 1866 Title Medicinal Orchids of Asia Publication Author Eng Soon Teoh Website https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24274-3 Publisher Springer International Publishing Switzerland Year 2016 ISBN 978-3-319-24272-9 Description ]. The plant is extensively used in Ayurveda, Siddha, Unani, Amchi, and other alternative systems of medicine. It is very commonly harvested from the wild, both for local use as a food and a medicine, and also for trade - large quantities of the roots are harvested annually and traded internationally. Dactylorhiza hatagirea is over-exploited for its tubers, which are valued for medicinal purposes and also used locally as a food. Reproductive constraints are well recognized in the species, vegetative propagation is very slow and seed germination is about 0.2-0.3%. Extensive harvesting and illegal trade is a serious concern for its survival. At most locations, the density of the species is poor. The species is also threatened by habitat loss, livestock grazing, deforestation, and climate change. The wild population of the species has decreased significantly and an at least 80% population decline is suspected since the late 1990's when trade in the species increased. The plant is classified as 'Endangered' in the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species(2021)[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. ].

Habitat & Origin

Origintemperate

Native RangeE. Asia - northern Pakistan, northern India, Nepal, most of China, Mongolia

HabitatGrassy slopes, damp meadows and marshes in temperate and alpine regions; at elevations from 2,500 - 5,000 metres[ 338 Title IUCN Red List of Threatened Species Publication Author Website http://www.iucnredlist.org/ Publisher Year 0 ISBN Description A list of plants under threat and facing possible extinction, usually with brief details of the threats and information on habitat. , 1866 Title Medicinal Orchids of Asia Publication Author Eng Soon Teoh Website https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-24274-3 Publisher Springer International Publishing Switzerland Year 2016 ISBN 978-3-319-24272-9 Description ].