Range extension of lesser-known orchids to the Nilgiris of Tamil Nadu, India
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The present paper records the extended distribution of orchids, viz., Oberonia chandrasekharanii V.J.Nair, V.S.Ramach. & R.Ansari, Peristylus plantagineus (Lindl.) Lindl., Porpax exilis (Hook.f.) Schuit., Y.P.Ng & H.A.Pedersen, and P. jerdoniana (Wight) Rolfe, to the Nilgiris of Tamil Nadu.
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