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Endemic Orchids of Northeast India

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Title Endemic Orchids of Northeast India
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Creator Ram Pal and D.R. Singh
 
Subject Endemism, Orchidaceae, Orchid conservation, Orchid diversity
 
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The northeastern states of India are the treasure house of biological wealth of the country. They are a high-priority area for investment of the world’s leading conservation agencies. In this chapter, efforts have been made to review the endemic orchid flora available within the political boundaries of these states. There are 127 species, and 6 varieties belonging to 52 genera are endemic to this region. Of these, 79 (62.2 %) species are epiphytic, 40 species (31.49 %) are terrestrial, and 7 (5.51 %) species are holomycotrophic (saprophytic). The highest concentration lies in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim. Interestingly, these states are very rich in orchid genetic resources. Threat assessment for the majority of orchid flora occurring in this region has not been made yet. The orchid flora of this region need to be assessed based on the latest IUCN criteria. Priority for conservation should be decided. Research efforts need to be directed at understanding population biology, population genetics, ecology, and mass multiplication technology for protection of these species in nature as well as bringing them into cultivation.
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Date 2017-07-17T08:54:22Z
2017-07-17T08:54:22Z
2016-08-17
 
Type Book chapter
 
Identifier Pal, R. and D. R. Singh, (2016) Endemic Orchids of India. In: Bioprospecting of Indigenous Bioresources of North East India Ed. Jubilee Purukayastha, Springer, Singapore, pp. 31-44.
978-981-10-0619-7
http://krishi.icar.gov.in/jspui/handle/123456789/4709
 
Language English
 
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Publisher Springer Science+Business Media Singapore 2016