Two rare epiphytic orchids of India, Saccolabiopsis pusilla (Lindl.) Seidenf. & Garay and Oberonia gammiei King & Pantl. discovered on Andaman Islands, India

• Main Authors: Kothareddy Prasad, B. Ravi Prasad Rao
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wildlife Information Liaison Development Society 2015-07-01
• Series: Journal of Threatened Taxa
• Subjects: Andaman Islands; new distributional records; Oberonia gammiei; rare orchids; Saccolabiopsis pusilla.
• Online Access: http://threatenedtaxa.org/index.php/JoTT/article/view/2184

The present paper deals with two rare epiphytic orchids of India, viz. <em>Saccolabiopsis pusilla </em>(Lindl.) Seidenf. &amp; Garay and <em>Oberonia gammiei </em>King &amp; Pantl., the former being known only from 2-3 states of India were collected for the first time in Andaman Islands. Both the orchids form new distributional records for Andaman and Nicobar Islands. Also, the collection of <em>Saccolabiopsis</em> forms a new generic record for the Islands. The present paper provides detailed description of the species, phenology, distribution along with  photographs.