Orchids of the Deccan Peninsula
384 orchids on the India list have a GBIF record placed in the Deccan Peninsula, 19 of them threatened (3 Critically Endangered, 6 Endangered and 10 Vulnerable) and 56 endemic to India.
A species is in a region when a GBIF record of it is placed there (the biogeographic zones of the Wildlife Institute of India). Threatened: IUCN Red List Critically Endangered, Endangered or Vulnerable. List of the week of 2026-11-09.
Threatened orchids of the Deccan Peninsula (19)
- Gastrochilus calceolaris CR
- Paphiopedilum druryi Drury’s Paphiopedilum CR
- Paphiopedilum fairrieanum Fairrie's Paphiopedilum CR
- Cypripedium himalaicum Himalayan Cypripedium EN
- Dactylorhiza hatagirea Himalayan Marsh Orchid EN
- Paphiopedilum insigne Splendid Paphiopedilum EN
- Paphiopedilum venustum Charming Paphiopedilum EN
- Paphiopedilum wardii Ward's Paphiopedilum EN
- Vanilla planifolia Flat-leaved Vanilla EN
- Cypripedium cordigerum Heart-shaped Slipper Orchid VU
- Diplocentrum congestum VU
- Gastrodia elata Tianma VU
- Habenaria suaveolens VU
- Malaxis muscifera VU
- Paphiopedilum hirsutissimum Shaggy Paphiopedilum VU
- Peristylus spiralis VU
- Schoenorchis smeeana VU
- Taprobanea spathulata VU
- Vanda wightii VU
Orchids of the Deccan Peninsula endemic to India (56)
- Aerides crispa Curled Aerides
- Aerides maculosa fox brush orchid
- Bulbophyllum fimbriatum
- Bulbophyllum fuscopurpureum
- Bulbophyllum kaitiense
- Bulbophyllum mysorense
- Bulbophyllum proudlockii
- Bulbophyllum stocksii
- Bulbophyllum tremulum
- Cleisostomopsis salimii
- Coelogyne mossiae
- Crepidium crenulatum
- Dendrobium aqueum
- Dendrobium barbatulum Small Bearded Dendrobium
- Dendrobium lawianum
- Dendrobium microbulbon Tiny Dendrobium
- Dendrobium nanum Tiny Dendrobium
- Dendrobium nodosum
- Dendrobium ovatum Green Lipped Dendrobium
- Dendrobium regium
- Dendrobium turbinatum
- Diplocentrum congestum VU
- Eulophia diffusiflora
- Eulophia ochreata
- Eulophia pratensis Meadow Eulophia
- Habenaria brachyphylla Short-leaved habenaria
- Habenaria cephalotes Compact Habenaria
- Habenaria elliptica
- Habenaria elwesii
- Habenaria foliosa
- Habenaria grandifloriformis Single Leaved Habenaria NT
- Habenaria heyneana Toothbrush Orchid
- Habenaria laciniata
- Habenaria longicorniculata long-tailed habenaria
- Habenaria longicornu
- Habenaria modesta
- Habenaria multicaudata NT
- Habenaria panigrahiana
- Habenaria perrottetiana
- Habenaria polyodon
- Habenaria rariflora
- Habenaria richardiana
- Habenaria suaveolens VU
- Liparis beddomei
- Liparis biloba
- Liparis platyphylla
- Malaxis intermedia
- Oberonia josephi
- Paphiopedilum druryi Drury’s Paphiopedilum CR
- Peristylus caranjensis
- Peristylus secundus
- Porpax exilis
- Porpax filiformis
- Porpax microchilos
- Porpax nana
- Schoenorchis smeeana VU
All orchids of the Deccan Peninsula on the list (384)
- Acampe ochracea
- Acampe pachyglossa
- Acampe praemorsa Wight's Acampe
- Aerides crispa Curled Aerides
- Aerides maculosa fox brush orchid
- Aerides multiflora Multi-flowered Aerides
- Aerides odorata
- Aerides ringens
- Aerides rosea
- Agrostophyllum callosum
- Anoectochilus roxburghii
- Anoectochilus setaceus Bristly Anoectochilus
- Anthogonium gracile
- Aphyllorchis montana
- Apostasia wallichii Yellow Grass Orchid
- Arachnis clarkei
- Arundina graminifolia Bamboo Orchid
- Bambuseria bambusifolia
- Brachycorythis helferi
- Bulbophyllum acutiflorum
- Bulbophyllum affine
- Bulbophyllum amplifolium
- Bulbophyllum candidum
- Bulbophyllum caudatum
- Bulbophyllum cauliflorum
- Bulbophyllum collettii
- Bulbophyllum crabro
- Bulbophyllum cylindraceum
- Bulbophyllum elatum
- Bulbophyllum emarginatum
- Bulbophyllum eublepharum
- Bulbophyllum fimbriatum
- Bulbophyllum fischeri
- Bulbophyllum fuscopurpureum
- Bulbophyllum gracilipes
- Bulbophyllum griffithii
- Bulbophyllum gymnopus
- Bulbophyllum helenae
- Bulbophyllum hookeri
- Bulbophyllum kaitiense
- Bulbophyllum leptanthum
- Bulbophyllum mysorense
- Bulbophyllum odoratissimum
- Bulbophyllum pectinatum
- Bulbophyllum penicillium
- Bulbophyllum proudlockii
- Bulbophyllum reptans
- Bulbophyllum retusiusculum
- Bulbophyllum roseopictum
- Bulbophyllum sarcophyllum
- Bulbophyllum scabratum
- Bulbophyllum shweliense
- Bulbophyllum sterile Nilgiri Bulbophyllum
- Bulbophyllum stocksii
- Bulbophyllum striatum
- Bulbophyllum suavissimum
- Bulbophyllum tremulum
- Bulbophyllum umbellatum
- Calanthe alismifolia
- Calanthe brevicornu
- Calanthe davidii
- Calanthe densiflora
- Calanthe mannii
- Calanthe masuca
- Calanthe nana
- Calanthe puberula
- Calanthe rosea
- Calanthe tankervilleae
- Calanthe tricarinata
- Calanthe triplicata Christmas Orchid
- Calanthe whiteana
- Calanthe woodfordii
- Cephalanthera longifolia Narrow-leaved Helleborine
- Ceratostylis subulata
- Cheirostylis flabellata
- Cheirostylis pusilla
- Chrysoglossum ornatum
- Cleisostoma appendiculatum
- Cleisostoma aspersum
- Cleisostoma racemiferum
- Cleisostoma subulatum
- Cleisostoma tenuifolium
- Cleisostoma williamsonii
- Cleisostomopsis filiformis
- Cleisostomopsis salimii
- Coelogyne alba
- Coelogyne articulata
- Coelogyne breviscapa
- Coelogyne convallariae
- Coelogyne corymbosa
- Coelogyne fimbriata Brown Rock Orchid
- Coelogyne flaccida
- Coelogyne fusca
- Coelogyne fuscescens
- Coelogyne gardneriana
- Coelogyne imbricata
- Coelogyne longipes
- Coelogyne mossiae
- Coelogyne nervosa
- Coelogyne nitida
- Coelogyne occultata
- Coelogyne odoratissima
- Coelogyne ovalis
- Coelogyne pallida
- Coelogyne porrecta
- Coelogyne prolifera
- Coelogyne protracta
- Coelogyne punctulata
- Coelogyne rubra
- Coelogyne schultesii
- Coelogyne viscosa
- Corymborkis veratrifolia White cinnamon orchid
- Cottonia peduncularis Long-ray Bee Orchid
- Cremastra appendiculata
- Crepidium acuminatum
- Crepidium biauritum
- Crepidium crenulatum
- Crepidium josephianum
- Crepidium versicolor
- Cryptochilus luteus
- Cymbidium aloifolium Aloe-leaved Cymbidium
- Cymbidium bicolor Two-Colored Cymbidium
- Cymbidium cyperifolium
- Cymbidium elegans
- Cymbidium erythraeum
- Cymbidium iridioides
- Cymbidium lancifolium Bamboo-leaf orchid
- Cymbidium macrorhizon
- Cymbilabia undulata
- Cypripedium cordigerum Heart-shaped Slipper Orchid VU
- Cypripedium himalaicum Himalayan Cypripedium EN
- Cyrtosia lindleyana
- Dactylorhiza hatagirea Himalayan Marsh Orchid EN
- Dendrobium acinaciforme
- Dendrobium amplum
- Dendrobium aphyllum Hooded Orchid
- Dendrobium aqueum
- Dendrobium barbatulum Small Bearded Dendrobium
- Dendrobium chrysanthum
- Dendrobium crepidatum Shoe-lipped Dendrobium
- Dendrobium crispum
- Dendrobium denneanum
- Dendrobium devonianum
- Dendrobium falconeri
- Dendrobium fimbriatum Fringed-lipped Dendrobium
- Dendrobium formosum
- Dendrobium fytchianum
- Dendrobium herbaceum
- Dendrobium heterocarpum
- Dendrobium hookerianum
- Dendrobium infundibulum
- Dendrobium jerdonianum
- Dendrobium lawianum
- Dendrobium longicornu Long-horned Dendrobium
- Dendrobium macrostachyum Fringed tree orchid
- Dendrobium microbulbon Tiny Dendrobium
- Dendrobium moniliforme Japanese Stone Orchid
- Dendrobium moschatum Musky-smelling Dendrobium
- Dendrobium nanum Tiny Dendrobium
- Dendrobium nobile Noble Dendrobium
- Dendrobium nodosum
- Dendrobium ochreatum
- Dendrobium ovatum Green Lipped Dendrobium
- Dendrobium regium
- Dendrobium ritaeanum
- Dendrobium rotundatum
- Dendrobium ruckeri
- Dendrobium salaccense
- Dendrobium stuposum
- Dendrobium transparens
- Dendrobium turbinatum
- Dendrobium wightii
- Dendrobium williamsonii
- Didymoplexis pallens Crystal bells
- Diplocentrum congestum VU
- Diplocentrum recurvum NT
- Diplomeris pulchella
- Disperis neilgherrensis
- Epipactis helleborine Broad-leaved helleborine
- Epipactis veratrifolia Eastern Marsh Helleborine
- Epipogium roseum Rose Epipogium
- Eria coronaria
- Eulophia bicallosa Green corduroy orchid
- Eulophia diffusiflora
- Eulophia epidendraea
- Eulophia flava Yellow Eulophia
- Eulophia mannii
- Eulophia nuda
- Eulophia ochreata
- Eulophia picta Shepherds Crook Orchid
- Eulophia pratensis Meadow Eulophia
- Eulophia pulchra Gonzo orchid
- Eulophia recurva
- Galearis spathulata
- Gastrochilus acaulis
- Gastrochilus calceolaris CR
- Gastrochilus distichus
- Gastrochilus obliquus
- Gastrochilus pseudodistichus
- Gastrodia elata Tianma VU
- Gastrodia falconeri
- Goodyera biflora
- Goodyera procera Bottlebrush Orchid
- Goodyera recurva
- Goodyera repens lesser rattlesnake plantain
- Goodyera robusta
- Gymnadenia orchidis
- Habenaria acuifera
- Habenaria acuminata
- Habenaria arietina
- Habenaria barbata
- Habenaria brachyphylla Short-leaved habenaria
- Habenaria cephalotes Compact Habenaria
- Habenaria commelinifolia Commelina-Leaf Habenaria
- Habenaria crinifera Doll orchid
- Habenaria dentata Phantom Orchid
- Habenaria digitata
- Habenaria elliptica
- Habenaria elwesii
- Habenaria epipactidea Lightning Ghost Orchid
- Habenaria foliosa
- Habenaria furcifera
- Habenaria grandifloriformis Single Leaved Habenaria NT
- Habenaria heyneana Toothbrush Orchid
- Habenaria intermedia
- Habenaria khasiana
- Habenaria laciniata
- Habenaria lancifolia
- Habenaria longicorniculata long-tailed habenaria
- Habenaria longicornu
- Habenaria malintana
- Habenaria marginata Golden yellow Habenaria
- Habenaria modesta
- Habenaria multicaudata NT
- Habenaria panigrahiana
- Habenaria pantlingiana
- Habenaria pectinata
- Habenaria perrottetiana
- Habenaria plantaginea Plantain Orchid
- Habenaria polyodon
- Habenaria rariflora
- Habenaria richardiana
- Habenaria rostrata
- Habenaria roxburghii Roxburgh's Habenaria
- Habenaria stenopetala
- Habenaria suaveolens VU
- Habenaria thailandica
- Habenaria viridiflora
- Hemipilia chusua
- Hemipilia purpureopunctata
- Hemipilia secundiflora
- Herminium edgeworthii
- Herminium elisabethae
- Herminium lanceum
- Herminium latilabre
- Herminium quinquelobum
- Herpysma longicaulis
- Hetaeria affinis
- Hsenhsua chrysea
- Liparis atropurpurea
- Liparis beddomei
- Liparis biloba
- Liparis bistriata
- Liparis cathcartii
- Liparis cespitosa
- Liparis distans
- Liparis elliptica Elliptic Widelip Orchid
- Liparis glossula
- Liparis luteola
- Liparis nervosa Pantropical Widelip Orchid
- Liparis odorata fragrant liparis
- Liparis petiolata
- Liparis platyphylla
- Liparis resupinata
- Liparis stricklandiana
- Liparis viridiflora
- Luisia brachystachys
- Luisia inconspicua
- Luisia psyche
- Luisia trichorhiza Hairy-Root Luisia
- Luisia zeylanica
- Malaxis densiflora
- Malaxis intermedia
- Malaxis monophyllos White Adder's Mouth
- Malaxis muscifera VU
- Micropera mannii
- Micropera rostrata
- Neottia listeroides
- Neottia pinetorum
- Nervilia concolor tall shield orchid
- Nervilia infundibulifolia
- Nervilia plicata
- Nervilia simplex
- Oberonia brachystachys
- Oberonia caulescens
- Oberonia falconeri Falconer's Oberonia
- Oberonia jenkinsiana
- Oberonia josephi
- Oberonia pyrulifera
- Oberonia wightiana
- Odontochilus crispus
- Odontochilus elwesii
- Odontochilus lanceolatus
- Oreorchis foliosa
- Oreorchis micrantha
- Pachystoma pubescens Pink Thicklip Orchid
- Paphiopedilum druryi Drury’s Paphiopedilum CR
- Paphiopedilum fairrieanum Fairrie's Paphiopedilum CR
- Paphiopedilum hirsutissimum Shaggy Paphiopedilum VU
- Paphiopedilum insigne Splendid Paphiopedilum EN
- Paphiopedilum venustum Charming Paphiopedilum EN
- Paphiopedilum wardii Ward's Paphiopedilum EN
- Papilionanthe teres Pipeleaf Vanda
- Pecteilis gigantea
- Pecteilis susannae Lady Susan's Orchid
- Peristylus affinis
- Peristylus caranjensis
- Peristylus constrictus
- Peristylus cubitalis
- Peristylus densus Dense Peristylus
- Peristylus goodyeroides
- Peristylus lawii
- Peristylus plantagineus Plantain Peristylus
- Peristylus richardianus
- Peristylus secundus
- Peristylus spiralis VU
- Phalaenopsis hookeriana
- Phalaenopsis lobbii
- Phalaenopsis mannii
- Phalaenopsis taenialis
- Phreatia elegans
- Pinalia graminifolia
- Pinalia spicata
- Platanthera bakeriana
- Platanthera chlorantha Greater butterfly-orchid
- Platanthera leptocaulon
- Platanthera stenantha
- Platanthera urceolata
- Pleione hookeriana
- Pleione praecox
- Pleione scopulorum
- Polystachya concreta yellow helmet orchid
- Porpax braccata Breeches Eria
- Porpax exilis
- Porpax filiformis
- Porpax microchilos
- Porpax nana
- Porpax reticulata
- Pteroceras teres
- Renanthera coccinea
- Rhynchostylis retusa Foxtail Orchid
- Satyrium nepalense Nepal Satyrium
- Schoenorchis gemmata
- Schoenorchis smeeana VU
- Sirhookera lanceolata
- Sirhookera latifolia
- Smitinandia micrantha
- Spathoglottis ixioides
- Spathoglottis plicata Philippine Ground Orchid
- Spathoglottis pubescens Buttercup Orchid
- Spiranthes sinensis Chinese Spiranthes
- Strongyleria pannea
- Tainia bicornis
- Tainia latifolia
- Tainia minor
- Taprobanea spathulata VU
- Thrixspermum filiforme
- Thunia alba
- Trichotosia pulvinata
- Tropidia curculigoides
- Uncifera acuminata
- Vanda bensonii
- Vanda denisoniana
- Vanda parviflora
- Vanda tessellata Checkered Vanda
- Vanda testacea
- Vanda wightii VU
- Vanilla planifolia Flat-leaved Vanilla EN
- Zeuxine affinis
- Zeuxine gracilis
- Zeuxine lindleyana
- Zeuxine longilabris Long-Lipped Zeuxine
- Zeuxine nervosa Vein-leaved Orchid
- Zeuxine strateumatica centipede grass orchid
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Other species of the Deccan Peninsula
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