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First ever Orchid Diversity Survey at CTR, throws rich treasure house of colorful orchids

Haldwani, Sep 23 (UNI) First ever Orchid Diversity Survey at Corbett Tiger Reserve (CTR) , throws rich treasure house of colourful orchids.
The Survey was conducted by Research Wing of the Uttarakhand Forest in Corbett Tiger Reserve from 2020 to August 2023. This project was approved in Research Advisory Committee (RAC), headed by HoFF, Uttarakhand in 2020.
Chief Conservator of Forests (Research), Sanjiv Chaturvedi said, “Survey has revealed that Corbett Tiger Reserve, has a very rich orchid diversity as the survey has shown existence of 31 orchid species, representing 23 genera within the Orchidaceae family. Among these species, 11 are terrestrial, 2 are saprophytic, and 18 are epiphytic”.
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