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A Checklist of Orchids of Shola and Grasslands of Nilgiris, Western Ghats, India

Author: Selvaraj Jeevith, Cheravengat Kunhikannan, Chinnaiyan Rajasekar and Ponnusamy Samydurai

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Abstract

The present paper shows the orchids diversity in shola forest and grasslands of Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. A total of 37 species belonging to 23 genera have been recorded. Of these, 19 are epiphytic and 18 are terrestrial. Bulbophyllum mysorense and Oberonia swaminathanii are reported here as new records to Orchidaceae of Nilgiris.

Keywords

Nilgiris, Orchids, Shola and grasslands

Conclusion

The present paper shows the orchids diversity in shola forest and grasslands of Nilgiris, Tamil Nadu. A total of 37 species belonging to 23 genera have been recorded. Of these, 19 are epiphytic and 18 are terrestrial. Bulbophyllum mysorense and Oberonia swaminathanii are reported here as new records to Orchidaceae of Nilgiris.

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Selvaraj Jeevith, Cheravengat Kunhikannan, Chinnaiyan Rajasekar and Ponnusamy Samydurai (2019). A Checklist of Orchids of Shola and Grasslands of Nilgiris, Western Ghats, India. Biological Forum – An International Journal, 11(1): 41-46.