Two rare epiphytic orchids of India, Saccolabiopsis pusilla (Lindl.) Seidenf. & Garay and Oberonia gammiei King & Pantl. discovered on Andaman Islands, India

Authors

  • Kothareddy Prasad Biodiversity Conservation Division, Department of Botany, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh 515003, India
  • B. Ravi Prasad Rao Biodiversity Conservation Division, Department of Botany, Sri Krishnadevaraya University, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh 515003, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.11609/JoTT.o4025.7577-80

Keywords:

Andaman Islands, new distributional records, Oberonia gammiei, rare orchids, Saccolabiopsis pusilla.

Abstract

The present paper deals with two rare epiphytic orchids of India, viz. Saccolabiopsis pusilla (Lindl.) Seidenf. & Garay and Oberonia gammiei King & Pantl., the former being known only from 2-3 states of India were collected for the first time in Andaman Islands. Both the orchids form new distributional records for Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Also, the collection of Saccolabiopsis forms a new generic record for the Islands. The present paper provides detailed description of the species, phenology, distribution along with  photographs.

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Published

25-07-2015

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Vol. 7 No. 9 (2015)

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