NERVILIA ARAGOANA GAUD. AND N. GAMMIEANA (HOOK. F.) SCHLTR. (ORCHIDACEAE): TWO NEW RECORDS FOR HIMACHAL PRADESH

摘要

Nervilia aragoana Gaud, and N. gammieana (Hook, f.) Schltr., two ground growing species of epidendroid orchids, are recorded for the first time from Himachal Pradesh. The records extend the distribution limit of the former species beyond Garhwal region in NW Himalaya besides indicating a continuous distribution of the latter species along the Himalayan range.