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Volume 64, Issue 2, December 2022

Articles

Eight new additions to the Orchid flora of Tripura, NE India

https://doi.org/10.20324/nelumbo/v64/2022/166851

Published 2022-12-31

  • Biswajit Baishnab
    • ,
  • Suman Paul
    • ,
  • Biplab Banik
    • ,
  • Ashish Kumar Chowdhury
    • ,
  • Badal Kumar Datta

Biswajit Baishnab
Plant Taxonomy and Biodiversity Laboratory, Department of Botany, Tripura University, Suryamaninagar - 799022, Tripura

Suman Paul
Plant Taxonomy and Biodiversity Laboratory, Department of Botany, Tripura University, Suryamaninagar - 799022, Tripura

Biplab Banik
Plant Taxonomy and Biodiversity Laboratory, Department of Botany, Tripura University, Suryamaninagar - 799022, Tripura

Ashish Kumar Chowdhury
Plant Taxonomy and Biodiversity Laboratory, Department of Botany, Tripura University, Suryamaninagar - 799022, Tripura

Badal Kumar Datta
Plant Taxonomy and Biodiversity Laboratory, Department of Botany, Tripura University, Suryamaninagar - 799022, Tripura

Abstract

Eight species of orchids namely Coelogyne stricta (D. Don) Schltr, Dendrobium fimbriatum var. oculatum Hook, Dendrobium primulinum Lindl., Didymoplexis pallens Griff, Eria amica Rchb.f., Eulophia graminea Lindl, Oberonia mucronata (D. Don) Ormerod & Seidenf, and Vanda testacea (Lindl.) Rchb. f. representing seven genera has been added to the orchid flora of Tripura for the first time. A detailed taxonomic description, geographical location and an illustration with photographs of each species are provided for easy identification and habitat tracking in future.

Keywords

Distribution, Jampui hill, New addition, Orchidaceae, Tripura, NE India

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