EULOPHIA OCHREATA LINDL. (ORCHIDACEAE) - A NEW RECORD FOR NORTH-EAST INDIA

摘要

Eulophia ochreata Lindl, (Orchidaceae), an endemic species to India is reported for the first time from North-East India. Detailed description along with, illustration provided for easy identification.The genus Eulophia R.Br. ex Lindl. comprises of about 250 species, distributed in tropical Americas, tropical and southern Africa, Madagascar, the Mascarenes, tropical and subtropical Asia and Australia (Pearce and Cribb, 2002). In India the genus is represented by 24 species (Misra, 2007)