SOME OF THE IMPORTANT ORCHIDS AND THEIR ETHNOBOTANICAL USES IN NARSINGHPUR DISTRICT, MADHYA PRADESH, INDIA

Presently, an attempt has been made to study some of the important orchids and list their ethnobotanical uses in Narsinghpur district of Madhya Pradesh, India.A total of seventeen important species of orchids belonging to 10 genera namely, Acanthophippium, Aerides, Bulbophyllum, Crepidium, Dendrobium, Eulophia, Habenaria, Peristylus, Rhynchostylis, and Vanda are briefly described in this paper.During the surveys, frequent interaction with urban, rural, and tribal people was made in the studied area and their ethnobotanical uses were listed.