The present communication reports Geodorum recurvum (Roxb.) Alston as a new distributional record for the Southern Eastern Ghats of India. Technical description, distribution and photographs are provided for the species.
Tropical Asia, Northern Eastern Ghats, Terrestrial Orchid, Vermiform, Lanceolate, Pseudobulbus herb
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Prasad, K. and Rao, B.R.P., 2010. Geodorum Recurvum (Roxb.) Alston, a new distributional record for Southern Eastern Ghats of India. Indian Journal of Forestry, 33(1), pp.119-121. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2010-2T3K2C
Manuscript Published on 01 March 2010
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