Development of Morphological Descriptors of Some Orchids species

Abstract

Among different morphological descriptors of commercially grown orchid genera diversity in pseudobulb shape, leaf shape, inflorescence variation, floral characteristics were studied in detail.  Morphological descriptors of 42 orchid species namely Acampe rigida, Acampe papillosa, Aerides rosea, Arachnis labrosa, Arundina graminifolia, Ascocentrum ampullaceum, ----------- Thunia marshalliana and Vanda motesiana developed  which could be useful for identification of unique germplasm for pot plants, medicinal orchids, breeding materials and preparation of value-added products.