Record of the endemic orchid Biermannia jainiana (Asparagales: Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae) from its type locality, India

Authors

  • Krishna Chowlu Botanical Survey of India, Arunachal Pradesh Regional Centre, Sanki Valley, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh 791113, India http://orcid.org/0000-0002-6006-1900
  • Jeewan Singh Jalal Botanical Survey of India, Western Regional Centre, 7, Koregaon Road, Koregaon Road, Pune, Maharashtra 411001, India http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2257-2563

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/jott.3686.10.1.11231-11233

Keywords:

Arunachal Pradesh, Biermannia, IUCN Red List, orchid, Sessa.

Abstract

Biermannia jainiana is an endemic orchid of Arunachal Pradesh reported from Sessa, West Kameng District in 2001.  This is the second record of this species from the same locality.  Hence the conservation status of the species has been assessed.

 

Author Biography

Krishna Chowlu, Botanical Survey of India, Arunachal Pradesh Regional Centre, Sanki Valley, Itanagar, Arunachal Pradesh 791113, India

  1. Botanical Survey of India, Arunachal Pradesh Regional Centre, Itanagar, India

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Chowdhery, H.J. (1987). Orchid flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun, 78pp.

Hegde, S.N. & A.N. Rao (1984). Biermannia jainiana Hedge et Rao - a new species of orchid from Arunachal Pradesh. Bulletin of Botanical Survey of India 26: 97–99.

IUCN (2017). Guidelines for Using the IUCN Red List Categories and Criteria. Version 3.1. Second Edition. http://www.iucnredlist.org/ [accessed on 06December 2017]

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Rao, A.N. (2010). Orchid flora of Arunachal Pradesh- an update. Bulletin of Arunachal Forest Research 26(1 &2): 82–110.

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Published

26-01-2018

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1 (2018)

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