One of the largest families of the flowering plants of India are the orchidaceae - about 1141 species in 166 genera, many of which are endemic. Around 267 orchid species have been identified in the western ghats region alone. Taking this group as an indicator species, Dr. T. Ananda Rao of the Karnataka Association for the Advancement of Science at Bangalore has focussed his study on Tadiandamol in Kodagu district of Karnataka. He has taken great pains to record ...
