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Volume 63, Issue 2, December 2021

Articles

Peristylus fallax Lindl. (Orchidaceae) – A New Record for the Flora of Himachal Pradesh, India

https://doi.org/10.20324/nelumbo/v63/2021/166266

Published 2021-12-31

  • Pratibha Jaryal
    • ,
  • Promila Pathak

Pratibha Jaryal
Orchid Laboratory, Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh - 160014

Promila Pathak
Orchid Laboratory, Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh - 160014

Abstract

Peristylus fallax Lindl. (Orchidaceae) is reported as new distributional record for Himachal Pradesh, hence extending its distribution in North Western Himalayas beyond Garhwal region. This communication highlights description, distribution map, citation, and photographs of diagnostic features of the species for easy identification.

Keywords

Himachal Pradesh, India, Orchid, Peristylus fallax.

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Author Biography

Pratibha Jaryal

Research Scholar, Orchid Laboratory, Department of Botany

Promila Pathak

Professor & Chairperson, Department of Botany, Panjab University, Chandigarh

Secretary, The Orchid Society of India

Chief Editor, J. Orchid Soc. India

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