Abstract
Sri Krishnadevaraya University Botanic Garden currently harbouring 32 species of wild orchids collected from the Eastern Ghats of Andhra Pradesh are listed in this paper.
Highlights
Of the 32 species, 14 species are reported with medicinal values (Reddy et al 2005; Raju et al 2008)
All the 32 species are listed in Table 1 with their habit, distribution pattern in Andhra Pradesh, endemic status and medicinal value
The Journal of the Swamy Botanical Club 26: 1–2
Summary
Conservation of wild orchids in Sri Krishnadevaraya University Botanic Garden, Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, India. Khadar Basha 3, M.V. Suresh Babu 4, V. Sri Krishnadevaraya University Botanic Garden was established in 1975 and is being maintained by the Department of Botany. The garden extends over 20000sq.m within the university campus and located 10km away from Anantapur City. The garden is situated at 14036’43.67”N and 77038’42.34”E at an altitude of 377m. The area receives moderate annual rainfall of about 538mm and experiences a mean daily maximum temperature of 28.70C (in summer season it is 38–40 0C). Date of publication (online): 26 July 2012 Date of publication (print): 26 July 2012 ISSN 0974-7907 (online) | 0974-7893 (print).
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