A CHECKLIST OF ORCHIDS INSIDE DIBRUGARH UNIVERSITYCAMPUS, ASSAM, NORTH-EAST INDIAPuja Sarmah, Trishnakhi Swargiari and Sibasree HojaisaAbstract Widespread, ornamentally valuable angiosperm orchids belong to the family Orchidaceae. The DibrugarhUniversity campus is rich in biodiversity. Therefore, a survey was conducted inside the 500 acres area ofthe university to know the orchid diversity inside the campus. The campus bears 22 different orchid speciesbelonging to 17 genera. The presence of two rear species like Dendrobium nobileand Vanda bicolour wasreported from the campus. The campus provides a habitat for endangered species like Aerides odorata.Dendrobium and Cymbidium are the two dominant genera from the campus. The campus holds 17% of totalspecies found all over the Dibrugarh district and 6% of species found in Assam. The species found insidethe campus are economically important as they can be used as medicine, food and ornamentally. Althoughthe university has a healthy environment for orchids still, they need more scientific methods and strategiesto be developed for their conservation. |