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Type: Correspondence
Published: 2014-01-28
Page range: 298–300
Abstract views: 21
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Bulbophyllum cherrapunjeensis (Orchidaceae), a new species from Meghalaya, India

Botanical Survey of India, Eastern Regional Centre, Shillong—793003, Meghalaya, India
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Durgesh Verma

Botanical Survey of India

Botanical Assistant

Botanical Survey of India, Eastern Regional Centre, Shillong—793003, Meghalaya, India
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Hussain Ahmed Barbhuiya

Botanical Survey of India

Senior Preservation Assistant

Department of Botany, University of Lucknow, Lucknow—226007, Uttar Pradesh, India.
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Seshu Lavania

Department of Botany, University of Lucknow

Professor

Bulbophyllum sect. Microbulbon N.E. India

Abstract

Bulbophyllum Petit-Thouars (1822: tab. 3) is the largest orchid genus, comprising about 1900 species, largely distributed in tropical areas of both New and Old Worlds (Chen & Vermeulen 2009). There are about 100 species in India and about 63 in northeastern India (Augustine et al 2001, Misra 2007). Kataki (1986) reported 28 species of Bulbophyllum from the state of Meghalaya. During our botanical exploration to Cherrapunjee, Meghalaya, in July 2013, we found a new species described below.