Diversity and Seed Morphometric Studies on <i>Smithsonia</i> Genus in Karnataka, India

Smithsonia Saldanha is one of the endemic genus of Orchidaceae in the Western Ghats of India comprising of three species. SEM imaging done for all three species have been conducted and recorded their color, length, breadth, testa cell length, breadth and calculated the seed volume. Variation in morphology and seed volume has been observed among the three species and recorded.