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An annotated checklist of the orchids of Nepal
Author(s) -
Rokaya Maan Bahadur,
Raskoti Bhakta Bahadur,
Timsina Binu,
Münzbergová Zuzana
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
nordic journal of botany
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.333
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1756-1051
pISSN - 0107-055X
DOI - 10.1111/j.1756-1051.2013.01230.x
Subject(s) - checklist , biology , subspecies , taxon , habit , phenology , habitat , orchidaceae , ecology , taxonomy (biology) , botany , paleontology , psychology , psychotherapist
An annotated checklist comprised of 458 taxa of orchids known from Nepal is provided, including 104 genera, 437 species, 16 varieties, 3 subspecies and 2 forma and 18 endemic species. In Nepal, orchid species are distributed from 60–5200 m a.s.l. In the checklist, notes on altitudinal ranges, habit, habitat, global distribution, phenology, etc. are presented.