Two endemic species of Habenaria, H. crassifolia A. Rich. and H. grandifloriformis Blatt. & McCann collected from Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh are reported here as new distributional records. A brief description, distribution, field notes and photographs are provided for both species.
Galikonda hills, Distributional records, Orchidaceae, Habenaria, Terrestrial orchids
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Prasad, K., 2022. Two new distributional records of endemic species of Habenaria (Orchidaceae) for Andhra Pradesh, India. Indian Journal of Forestry, 45(2), pp.95-97. https://doi.org/10.54207/bsmps1000-2022-Z16A86
Manuscript Received on 30 July 2022
Manuscript Revised on 24 August 2022
Manuscript Accepted on 27 August 2022
Manuscript Published on 31 August 2022
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