Morphological and Anatomical Diversity of  Bulbophyllum in India

G Ramesh; KVS Durga Prasad; P Srinivasa Rao

doi:10.48165/

Authors

G Ramesh Department of Botany, Hindu College,Guntur 522 001, Andhra Pradesh, India
KVS Durga Prasad Department of Botany, Hindu College,Guntur 522 001, Andhra Pradesh, India
P Srinivasa Rao Andhra Loyola College, Vijayawada 520 010, Andhra Pradesh, India

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.48165/

Keywords:

Bulbophyllum, Leaf, Anatomy, Ecology

Abstract

The Orchidaceae is one of the largest families of flowering plants comprising about 40 per cent of the Monocotyledons. India, due to its tropical location, physiological variation associated with favourable climatic conditions, has a moderately rich orchid flora of about 1350 species in 186 genera. The structure of leaf and leaf basis are taken primary importance in this paper. On this investigation, the anatomy of leaf of Bulbophyllum species is taken for the detailed study, to find out the ecological and taxonomic significance.

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