Orchids have been used in the traditional system of medicine since time immemorial. The
present communication is an account of 12 species of orchids which are used in traditional …

A checklist of 237 species of orchids recorded from the state of Uttarakhand, India, is
provided. Of these 127 are terrestrial, 99 epiphytic and 11 saprophytic. The present study …

Orchids occupy a wide range of habitats and exhibit highly specialized morphological,
structural and physiological characteristics (Dressler, 1990). Terrestrial orchids usually grow …

As part of All India Coordinated Research Project on Taxonomy of orchids (AICOPTAX)
Chotanagpur Plateau was surveyed extensively for documentation of orchid species and …

Orchids are widely distributed in tropics, subtropics and temperate regions. Within the
tropics, orchids form an important feature of the vegetation, chiefly as epiphytes. India's …

Platanthera pachycaulon is reported for the first time from Western Himalaya. Its detailed
description supplemented by a photograph, illustration and information about the habitat, as …

Extended distribution of Platanthera cumminsiana (King and Pantl.) J. Renz (Orchidaceae) in
Western Himalaya, India Page 1 Indian Journal of Forestry 38(1) 95-98, 2015 r'hieh taxa ation I …

This present investigation deals with the orchid flora of Rudraprayag district, Uttarakhand,
Himalaya during 2014–17. A total of 35 genera with 77 species were recorded from the …

Peristylus kumaonensis Renz is an endemic taxon of western Himalayas. It is found in the
outer fringe of the Kumaun Himalayas 5 km away from Nainital towards Ratighat. The orchid …

Calanthe davidii, a rare orchid species was rediscovered after a gap of 119 years in the
western Himalaya and it is also a new distribution record for the flora of Himachal Pradesh …