<p><strong>Two new species of <em>Luisia </em>(Vandeae, Orchidaceae) from the Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India</strong></p>

• DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.453.3.7
• Publication Date: 2020-07-23T03:07:11Z
• Authors: SANJAY MISHRA; JEEWAN SINGH JALAL; VIVEK CHUNDAKKATT...; LAL JI SINGH
• Keywords: Endemism; Archipelago; BENGAL; Biodiversity hotspot; Orchidaceae

The Andaman and Nicobar Islands are the largest archipelago system in Bay of Bengal, consisting 572 islands islets. Being situated between two major biodiversity hotspots, namely Indo-Burma Sundaland Biodiversity Hotspots, endows it with an unmatched distribution plants representatives Indian, Myanmar, Malaysian Indonesian floras (Balakrishnan &amp; Ellis 1996). Nearly 2100 species angiosperms have been reported from islands, which about 11% strictly endemic As these Equatorial belt exposed to marine impacts having a warm humid tropical climate, entire area is suitable for growth orchids. harbour 158 orchids, 23 (Karthigeyan et al. 2014, Singh 2019).