Ethnomedicinal Orchids of Uttarakhand, Western Himalaya

Orchids have been used in the traditional system of medicine since time immemorial. The present communication is an account of 12 species of orchids which are used in traditional medicine in Uttarakhand. The work aims at presentation of this knowledge which would be valuable for the herbal drug industry and may lead to identification of new applications or resources. Given in this paper are the scientific names of the plants, local names and the parts of the plant used in medicinal preparations

Enumeration of Species of the Genus Cornopteris Nakai (Athyriaceae: Pteridophyta) in India

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Matteuccia Intermedia C. Chr. (Onocleaceae : Pteridophyta): An Addition To the Fern Flora of India

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A Note on the Collection of Pteris Puberula Ching (Pteridaceae : Pteridophyta) in the North western Himalaya from Kumaon Hills

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A Note on Athyrium Schimperi Moug. Ex Fee (Athyriaceae : Pteridophyta) in India

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ADDITIONS TO THE PTERIDOPHYTIC FLORA OF KUMAUN AND NAINITAL WESTERN HIMALAYA INDIA

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Athyrium Nephrodioides (Baker) Christ (Athyriaceae : Pteridophyta): An Addition To the Fern Flora of India

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Orchidaceae, Uttarakhand, Western Himalaya, India

A checklist of 237 species of orchids recorded from the state of Uttarakhand, India, is provided. Of these127 are terrestrial, 99 epiphytic and 11 saprophytic. The present study shows that Poneorchis nana (King & Pantl.) Soois a new record for Uttarakhand. Bulbophyllum secundum Hook. and Eulophia hormusjii Duthie that have earlier beenmerged into other species, during the present study after detailed scrutiny, have been treated as separate species.Androcorys pugioniformis (Lindl. ex Hook. f.) K.Y. Lang. has been rediscovered after a century gap. Nomenclature hasbeen updated as far as possible with the help of available recent taxonomic literature