… activities, the orchid flora of the state has become highly threatened. The present study is
aimed to make an up to date account on the orchid flora of Maharashtra which will throw light …

… A checklist of the Orchidaceae of Maharashtra is presented based … In Maharashtra, the total
endemic orchid species are 41 … orchids are found in the nine major habitats in Maharashtra of …

… Orchids are regarded as the flagship species in plant … The state of Maharashtra harbours
101 orchid species. Many … red list assessment of orchids of Maharashtra at regional level. We …

… Orchids … orchid seeds in nature is very low due to their requirement of a specific mycorrhizal
association for germination. In the present paper as many as 33 number of terrestrial orchids …

… orchids found in Peninsular India (Jalal & Jayanthi 2012). However, despite this diversity,
research on the orchids of India is predominantly biased towards “orchid-rich… of orchid species …

… In this review paper, distribution of rare and threatened orchid species, trade related
activities, economic importance of valuable orchid species and conservation measures are …

… For the present account, only specific names of orchids have been emphasized which are
integral part of Indian biodiversity. As many as 92 orchid species belonging to 46 genera are …

… In fact, India has lagged other countries in Orchid trade. In this paper, an attempt has been
… of orchids in India briefly. Distributions of some of the commercially important orchid species …

… The ethanol extracts of the orchids in the present study, especially those orchids that are
recorded as folklore medicinal value, showed the considerable amount of total flavonoids, total …

… orchid. Later … orchids to confer virility and potency. He adopted this name to be included in
‘ Materia Medica’ . The first book on orchids named “Ran-Pin”(meaning the varieties of orchids…