The first colour photographic evidence of Agrostophyllum flavidum in natural habitat is presented here along with dissected floral parts. The species is added to the orchid flora of Arunachal Pradesh and threat status has been assessed.
Arunachal Pradesh, East Himalaya, Meghalaya, New record, Orchid
1. eFloras, 2024. Flora of China, vol 25:1. Available from: http://www.efloras.org/ (Accessed: 06 August 2024).
2. IUCN, 2024. The IUCN redlist of threatened species, version 2024.16. IUCN Red List Unit, Cambridge U.K. Available from: http://www.iucnredlist.org/ (accessed: 06 August 2024).
3. Phukan, S., 1990. Agrostophyllum flavidum – A new species of Orchidaceae from India. Journal of Indian Botanical Society, 69, pp.209–210.
4. Phukan, S., 1992. The Genus Agrostophyllum Bl. in India. Journal of Indian Botanical Society 71, pp.235-238.
5. POWO, 2024. Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanical Gardens Kew. Available from: https://powo.science.kew.org/ (Accessed: 06 August 2024).
6. Singh, S.K., Agrawala, D.K., Jalal, J.S., Dash, S.S., Mao, A.A. and Singh, P., 2019. Orchids of India, A Pictorial Guide. Botanical Survey of India, Kolkata.
Tsering, J. and Chowlu, K., 2024. Rediscovery and first photographic evidence of Agrostophyllum flavidum (Orchidaceae), an Endangered orchid. Indian Journal of Forestry, 47(3), pp.165-168. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2024-N2Y1LN
Manuscript Received on 23 August 2024
Manuscript Revised on 22 October 2024
Manuscript Accepted on 25 October 2024
Manuscript Published on 31 October 2024
Anyone you share the following link with will be able to read this content: