Orchids in Assam
Introduction
The state of Assam is the land of blue hills and mighty river Brahmaputra. She is endowed with very rich flora and fauna stock. Out of 3790 sq.kms of Tinsukia district proximately 854 sq.kms is covered by forests. Tropical wet evergreen forests ethnic groups loving in and around the forest uses the forest resources like timer, herbs shrubs climbers grasses etc in every walks of their life. The increasing demand for forest wealth love threaded the diversity forest resources and thus there is need for conservation of the different plant species in their natural habitual.
Tinsukia district is very rich for its rich biodiversity. And on such important species is the Orchids. Orchids belong to the most diverse family of plants known to man. There are over 880 genera, 28,000 species and well over 300,000 registered cultivars currently documented. These numbers only begin to tell the true story behind the evolutionary success of modern day orchids. Orchids are the most rapidly (genetically) changing group of plants on earth and more new species have been discovered over the last few thousand years than any other plant group known.
We also have a Arboretum in Bogapani which is situated in Tinsukia, which has a wide collection of floral diversity. It is funded by the world bank for awareness, conservation, and producing a germ bank.
We also has a wonderful nursery at Nazirating which is a nice place to study and understand floral diversity at its budding stages.
Thus we can say that this project is tailored to gather information, understand nature and to create awareness towards conservation and propagation of the threatened/endangered floral and faunal species of the region. Site Selection
For our study on the project we selected the following sites so that we get an allround impression of the subject of our study ie. Butterflies.
1. Lakhipathar Reserve Forest Ranger Digboi forest Division.
2. Bogapani Arboretum Digboi.
3. Nazirating Nursery
The state of Assam is the land of blue hills and mighty river Brahmaputra. She is endowed with very rich flora and fauna stock. Out of 3790 sq.kms of Tinsukia district proximately 854 sq.kms is covered by forests. Tropical wet evergreen forests ethnic groups loving in and around the forest uses the forest resources like timer, herbs shrubs climbers grasses etc in every walks of their life. The increasing demand for forest wealth love threaded the diversity forest resources and thus there is need for conservation of the different plant species in their natural habitual.
Tinsukia district is very rich for its rich biodiversity. And on such important species is the Orchids. Orchids belong to the most diverse family of plants known to man. There are over 880 genera, 28,000 species and well over 300,000 registered cultivars currently documented. These numbers only begin to tell the true story behind the evolutionary success of modern day orchids. Orchids are the most rapidly (genetically) changing group of plants on earth and more new species have been discovered over the last few thousand years than any other plant group known.
We also have a Arboretum in Bogapani which is situated in Tinsukia, which has a wide collection of floral diversity. It is funded by the world bank for awareness, conservation, and producing a germ bank.
We also has a wonderful nursery at Nazirating which is a nice place to study and understand floral diversity at its budding stages.
Thus we can say that this project is tailored to gather information, understand nature and to create awareness towards conservation and propagation of the threatened/endangered floral and faunal species of the region. Site Selection
For our study on the project we selected the following sites so that we get an allround impression of the subject of our study ie. Butterflies.
1. Lakhipathar Reserve Forest Ranger Digboi forest Division.
2. Bogapani Arboretum Digboi.
3. Nazirating Nursery
References: Books:- 1. Haribal, M. 2004, Buterflies of Sikkim Himalayas, Natural Publications, Deheradun, pp- 1-196. 2. Kalita, J. 1999. Conservation of flora of India, (2000) Biological Diversity Conservation and Management. Articles:- 1. Orchid Value, Prof. A. K. Handique, Sunday (The Assam Tribune). 2006, pp-4-4