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Liparis Pygmaea

2020: Found in Chamoli

Prashant Jha, Rare orchid species found in western Himalayas for the 1st time, September 11, 2020: The Times of India

Nainital:

A rare orchid species — Liparis Pygmaea — has been sighted in the Western Himalayan Region for the first time after 10 plants were found growing at an altitude of 3,800 metres in Uttarakhand’s Chamoli district, reports Prashant Jha. The flowers — a deep shade of purple were spotted in the country after a gap of 120 years. The species was sighted and photographed in Saptkund in June this year. The findings have now been published in the French journal ‘Richardiana’.

Jeewan Singh Jalal and Dinesh Kumar Agrawala, both scientists at the Botanical Survey of India, said the species was last recorded in India in 1896.Until now, the species had only been recorded in Sikkim, West Bengal, Nepal and China. This is the first time its existence has been recorded in Western Himalayas,”Agrawala said.