Descriptive Notes on some New or Little Known Orchids of Nicobar Islands

This paper describes with illustrations a new species Anoectochilus nicobaricus Balakr. & Chakrab. and records with descriptions and a few illustrations, of 9 species, which are additions to Flora of India, namely Cymbidium pubescens Lindl., Dendrobium plicatue Lindl., Hetaeria oblongifolia (Bl.) Bl., Nervilia punctata (Bl.) Makino, Plocoglottis javanica Bl., Podochilus mkrophyltm Lindl., Pteroceras alatum (Holtt.) Holtt., Spathogloltis plicata Bl. and Vrydagzynea albidia (Bl.) Bl. One species Polystachya flavescens (Bl.) J. J. Smith is the first record from Andaman ana Nicobar Islands and its identity with reference to its distribution is discussed.