Some orchids recorded in the Kaziranga and Tiger Reserve National Park. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Assam’skaziranga and Tiger Reserve National Park, the safest rhino home on one corner on the ground, sports at least 70 species of orchids.
UNESCO World Heritage Site Officers said that these species across 36 years were documented on Thursday (May 15, 2025) during a rapid survey conducted in an area protected by 1,302 km. Of these 79 species are 46 epiphytes and 24 are earthly.
Epiphyte is an non -country plant that grows on another plant.
Coelogyne imbricata. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Sonali Ghosh, director of Tiger Reserve, said the survey was the result of a recent effort to systematically documentation of flower and faunal rally Kaziranga. “The survey brought new records, especially for pastures and forests,” she said.
Most of these orchids (39 species) were recorded from the Panbari Reserve in Tiger Reserve.
Earth orchids such as EULUPHIA DABIA, ZEUXINE LINDLEYANA and NERMINE Julian have been found along the shores in the pastures, while others like Acantheppium Stiatum and Hetaeria Affinis were recorded from a dense forest floor.
Cymbidium Dayanum | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement
Endimic species include Biermannia Bimaculata, Eulophia Kamarup and Zeuxine Lindlleyan. In Assam, Assam concerns Bulbphyllum Ortnatsimum, Erythrodes Blmei, Eulophia Kamarupa and Zeuxine Membraanacea.
The survey was conducted by Khyanjeet Gogoi, Oborn Orchid nature and officials Kaziranga – Bibit Dingia from the extent of Bagori and Bibhuti Ranjan Gogoi from the Kohor series.
Mrs. Ghosh said that an orchid survey was preceded by a unique program for nature conservation aimed at familiarizing local students with the diversity of orchids and butterflies in the Kaziranga landscape.
During the event with the students, three brochures emphasized birds of Panbari and butterflies and Kazirang orchids were released to raise the awareness and recognition of a rich biological diversity in the region.
Assam’s Minister of the Environment, Forests and Climate Change, Chandra Mohan Patowar, said the discovery of orchids added a new layer to the iconic wilderness of Kaziranga.
Kaziranga has an estimated 2,613 larger rhinos with one corner, 104 tigers, 1,228 Asian elephants, 2,565 wild water buffaloes and 1 129 eastern swamps. The census for these animals “Big Five” was carried out in 2022 and 2024.
Published – May 15, 2025 20:50 is
