Two rare epiphytic orchids of India, Saccolabiopsis pusilla (Lindl.) Seidenf. & Garay and Oberonia gammiei King & Pantl. discovered on Andaman Islands, India
oleh: Kothareddy Prasad, B. Ravi Prasad Rao
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| Diterbitkan: | Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2015-07-01 |
Deskripsi
The present paper deals with two rare epiphytic orchids of India, viz. <em>Saccolabiopsis pusilla </em>(Lindl.) Seidenf. & Garay and <em>Oberonia gammiei </em>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 <em>Saccolabiopsis</em> forms a new generic record for the Islands. The present paper provides detailed description of the species, phenology, distribution along with photographs.