Orchidopedia App –A Tool for Exploration and Collection of Orchid Species

Abstract

Identifi cation is a major bottleneck during germplasm exploration and collection of wild species of orchids. An
application named “Orchidopedia” is developed on the basis of database of wild orchids. This app is available
offl ine and works independently. It has vast information for about 172 species belonging to 56 genera of wild
orchid species. Orchidopedia is an android based mobile application that focuses on orchid species of the North-
Eastern states of India. The app is user friendly and can be freely downloaded from Google Play Store (https://
play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=nrco.orchidopedia&hl=en) and also from the website of ICAR-National
Research Centre for Orchids, Pakyong, Sikkim for researchers, botanists, orchid growers/lovers, stakeholders
and entrepreneurs. The application is built on minimum sdk version 4.1 and target sdk version 10.0 android
smartphones.