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Role of Herbaria in the Study of Orchid Flora of Arunachal Pradesh, Conservation and Development with Particular Reference to Orchid Herbarium Tipi


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1 O.R.D.C. (Itanagar) Forest Deptt., Arunachal Pradesh, India
 

Arunachal Pradesh is known for its rich orchid Flora and to study them. An Orchid Herbarium has been established at Tipi in the year 1979. The herbarium has 2182 numbers of specimens representing 420 species of orchids deposited from time to time by the conserted efforts of the authors. This herbarium includes 15 holotype specimens and specimens of 57 endangered orchids. In this paper detailed list of the specimen deposited have been given. Its role in the study of orchid flora, conservation and development has been discussed.
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S. N. Hegde
O.R.D.C. (Itanagar) Forest Deptt., Arunachal Pradesh, India
A. N. Rao
O.R.D.C. (Itanagar) Forest Deptt., Arunachal Pradesh, India

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Arunachal Pradesh is known for its rich orchid Flora and to study them. An Orchid Herbarium has been established at Tipi in the year 1979. The herbarium has 2182 numbers of specimens representing 420 species of orchids deposited from time to time by the conserted efforts of the authors. This herbarium includes 15 holotype specimens and specimens of 57 endangered orchids. In this paper detailed list of the specimen deposited have been given. Its role in the study of orchid flora, conservation and development has been discussed.