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Type: Article
Published: 2019-03-04
Page range: 257–266
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New species of orchids and notes on Orchidaceae of Nepal

Pokharathok 9 Arghakhanchi, Nepal.
Institute of Tibetan Plateau Research, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Lincui Road, Beijing 100101, P.R. China.
Species diversity new records Nepal

Abstract

Two new species of orchids from Nepal, Calanthe himalaicum and Habenaria palpensis are described and illustrated. Notes on the diagnostic characters used to distinguish them from allied taxa are provided. Present paper also summarizes various taxonomic publications on orchids of Nepal and reveals that the known orchid flora of Nepal comprises 502 taxa from 108 genera.