Taxonomic assessment on the reported orchid species of Darjeeling district from flora of Bhutan, the Orchids of Bhutan - A review

Abstract

Present paper deals 90 genera with 283 Orchid species reported from Darjeeling district of West Bengal, India from Flora of Bhutan, the Orchids of Bhutan. Of them, 42 genera with 167 species are epiphytic, 44 genera and 107 species are terrestrial, 3 genera with 4 species are saprophytic and the rest 3 genera with 5 species are partial/semi saprophytic in habitat. Of them, the genus Cymbidium and Liparis fall both in epiphytic and terrestrial habitat.