Orchids have fascinated people ever since their discovery by ���?Father of
Botany���?. Theophrastus (370-385 B.C.). They are much loved but little
studied as they are the largest, most complex and difficult group with nearest
estimate range between 25,000 to 35,000 species in over 800 genera. Majority of
orchids known in cultivation are, however, natives of tropical forests of Indian
Subcontinent (mainly from India, Myanmar, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Malaysia). The
Indian Bulbophyllum, Cymbidium, Dendrobiums, Paphiopedilums, Vandas, etc.
contributing to develop high quality hybrids. Indian subcontinent is considered
primary/secondary center of origin for Orchids found in phytogeographically
interesting North Eastern region. The region one of the hot-spots of the world
is