ORCHID SPECIES

ORCHID SPECIES DATABASE
INDIAN SPECIES MAP-WESTERN GHATS

PENINSULAR REGION
WESTERN GHATS
The peninsular India has a big plateau highest in the south and west and tapering towards the East.The eastern edge is much broken and is known as the Eastern Ghats.The western edge of the Plateau is called the Sahyadri Range or Western Ghats.The eastern and Western ghats meet in the lofty plateau of Nilgiris Mountains in the south an important Biosphere.To the south of Nilgiris is the Cardamom Hills and also the location of the silent valley.The southern most region has a more humid climate and receives heavier rainfall.
The pressure of land from increasing population has stripped the mid elevation forests, resulting in a heavy loss in the forest cover of the present peninsula and an imminent danger of extinction of many species of plants. About 315 orchid species, 4 sub species and 3 varieties in 75 genera are reported from the region.The genera Smithsonia and Xenikophyton are endemic to the region.The genera Cottonia, Diplocentrum, Ipsea, Seidenfadeniella,Sirhookera and Taprobanea are found exclusive to the region and Srilanka. The genera of Satyrium napalense and Spiranthes sinensis found in the peninsula are common to also the Himalayas.
The main states that the species population gets divided into Maharshtra, Karnataka, Tamilnadu, and Kerala.In each of these states there are endemic zones that are charecteristic to the orchid flora.
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