List of Species

Biodiversity Research Centre

Mizoram University (Tanhril) Aizawl, P.O Box No. 190

List of Species in the Category - Orchids

Specimen Name	Local Name	IUCN	Habit	Ecological Status	Action
Pinalia amica (Rchb.f.) Kuntze	NA	NA	Epiphyte	Under shaded condition, cool to warm temperature	View
Pinalia excavata (Lindl.) Kuntze	NA	NA	Terrestrial	NA	View
Pinalia spicata (D.Don) S.C.Chen & J.J.Wood	Lailawk par-bit	NA	Epiphyte	Under partial shade, cool temperature	View
Pinalia stricta (Lindl.) Kuntze	NA	NA	Epiphyte	Under shaded, cool to warm temperature	View
Pleione humilis (J.E. Smith) D. Don	NA	NA	Epiphyte / Lithophyte	Under partial shade in cool temperature, found growing on rocks in some pockets of Lungzarhtum	View
Pleione maculata (Lindl.) Lindl.	NA	NA	Epiphyte	Under partial shade cool temperature	View
Pleione praecox (Sm.) D.Don	NA	NA	Epiphyte	Under shade in cool temperature on branches	View
Polystachya concreta (Jacq.) Garay & Sw.	NA	NA	Epiphyte	Under partial shade, hot to warm temperature	View
Porpax fibuliformis (King & Pantling)	NA	NA	Epiphyte	Full light penetration, cool temperature	View
Pteroceras teres (Bl.) Bakhuizen	NA	NA	Epiphyte	Under partial shade in hot to warm condition	View
Renanthera imschootiana Rolfe	Senhri	Endangered	Epiphyte	In partial open forest, cool to hot condition	View
Rhynchostylis retusa (Lindl.)	Vaihniang	NA	Epiphyte	High exposure to sunlight, warm to hot condition	View
Schoenorchis gemmata (Lindl.) J.J.Smith	NA	NA	Epiphyte	Under partial shade,hot humid condition	View
Smitinandia micrantha (Lindl.) Holtt.	NA	NA	Epiphyte	NA	View
Spathoglottis plicata Blume	NA	NA	Terrestrial	Semi deciduous and deciduous dry lowland forest	View
Stereochilus hirtus Lindl.	NA	NA	Epiphyte	NA	View
Sunipia andersonii (King and Pantling)	NA	NA	Epiphyte	Under partial shade, cool temperature	View
Sunipia scariosa Lindl.	NA	NA	Epiphyte	Under partial shade, cool temperature	View
Tainia viridifusca (Hook.) Bentham ex Hook	NA	NA	Terrestrial	Open hill slopes, open and warm condition	View
Thelasis pygmaea (Gruff.)	NA	NA	Epiphyte	Under partial, hot to warm condition	View
Thrixspermum trichoglottis (Hook.f.) Kuntze	NA	NA	Epiphyte	Under partial shade, hot to warm temperature	View
Thunia alba var bracteata (Roxb.)	NA	NA	Epiphyte / Lithophyte	Under partial in cool temperature, grows on rock in some pockets	View
Thunia alba var. alba. (Lindl.) Rchb.f.	NA	NA	Epiphyte	Exposure to sunlight in warm to moderately cool temperature	View
Trias disciflora (Rolfe) Rolfe	NA	NA	Epiphyte	Under partial shade, hot to warm temperature	View
Trichotosia dasyphylla (E.C. Parish & Rchb. f.) Kraenzl	NA	NA	Epiphyte	The species grows with Pyrrosia nummularia on the branches of Castanopsis indica	View