Nelumbo - The Bulletin of the Botanical Survey of India

S. N. Hegde ¹, A. N. Rao ¹

Affiliations
1 O.R.D.C. (Itanagar) Forest Deptt., Arunachal Pradesh, IN

Abstract

Arunachal Pradesh is known for its rich orchid Flora and to study them. An Orchid Herbarium has been established at Tipi in the year 1979. The herbarium has 2182 numbers of specimens representing 420 species of orchids deposited from time to time by the conserted efforts of the authors. This herbarium includes 15 holotype specimens and specimens of 57 endangered orchids. In this paper detailed list of the specimen deposited have been given. Its role in the study of orchid flora, conservation and development has been discussed.

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J. Joseph ¹, S. N. Hegde ¹, N. R. Abbareddy ¹

Affiliations
1 Botanical Survey of India, Shillong, IN

Abstract

During recent intensive collections in forests of Kameng district the authors gathered many specimens of an Eria resembling Eria pumila Lindl., epiphytic on large trees that had been felled. A critical comparative study of many fresh specimens of both, and other ones, as also concerned literature (see Reference) has proved this to be a distinct new species. This new species should also be found in the moist subtropical dense forests of neighbouring districts as well, on further search.

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