The paper deals with taxonomy of Hemiorchis pantlingii King (Zingiberaceae) collected from Nokrek Biosphere Reserve (NBR), Meghalaya. The species is a new record for Garo Hills District and is rediscovered after a gap of about 123 years from Meghalaya. The photographs of H. pantlingii King provided for easy identification.
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Singh, B., Phukan, S., Singh, V.N., Sinha, B.K. and Borthakur, S.K., 2012. Recollection of Hemiorchis Pantlingii King after a Century from Meghalaya. Indian Journal of Forestry, 35(1), pp.97-98. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2012-560534
Manuscript Published on 01 March 2012
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