"The North-east is home to 1,331 species of orchids, which could add to its economy, according to an orchidologist.
Sarat Misra... book "Orchids of India - a glimpse"... released by Orissa Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik today. Mishra... who studied orchids for nearly three decades, said, "as many as 1141 te[a]xa under 166 genera was recorded way back in 1994." He pointed out that Arunachal Pradesh had created an orchid sanctuary at Seesa... His book deals with geographical regions, habitats and distribution, morphology, evolution, flowering behaviour, genetic classification, specialized groups and other details on orchids." URL : http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Foreign_Trade/Orchids_could_add_to_rural_economy/articleshow/2425457.cms ************** Regards, VB _______________________________________________ the OrchidGuide Digest (OGD) [email protected] http://orchidguide.com/mailman/listinfo/orchids_orchidguide.com
