Orchids of the Gangetic Plain
93 orchids on the India list have a GBIF record placed in the Gangetic Plain, 1 of them threatened (1 Critically Endangered) and 1 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 Gangetic Plain (1)
Orchids of the Gangetic Plain endemic to India (1)
All orchids of the Gangetic Plain on the list (93)
- Acampe carinata
- Acampe praemorsa Wight's Acampe
- Aerides multiflora Multi-flowered Aerides
- Aerides odorata
- Aerides rosea
- Agrostophyllum brevipes
- Anathallis reptilis
- Arundina graminifolia Bamboo Orchid
- Brachycorythis galeandra
- Brachycorythis helferi
- Bulbophyllum affine
- Bulbophyllum odoratissimum
- Bulbophyllum ornatissimum
- Calanthe tankervilleae
- Calanthe tricarinata
- Chiloschista himalaica
- Coelogyne articulata
- Coelogyne barbata
- Coelogyne fuscescens
- Coelogyne imbricata
- Coelogyne nitida
- Coelogyne occultata
- Coelogyne ovalis
- Coelogyne pallida
- Coelogyne prolifera
- Coelogyne viscosa
- Cymbidium aloifolium Aloe-leaved Cymbidium
- Cymbidium erythraeum
- Cymbidium iridioides
- Cymbidium lancifolium Bamboo-leaf orchid
- Cymbidium macrorhizon
- Cymbidium tigrinum Tiger-striped Cymbidium
- Cymbilabia undulata
- Dendrobium amoenum
- Dendrobium aphyllum Hooded Orchid
- Dendrobium bellatulum Enchanting Dendrobium
- Dendrobium chrysanthum
- Dendrobium crystallinum Shiny crystal Dendrobium
- Dendrobium devonianum
- Dendrobium eriiflorum
- Dendrobium fimbriatum Fringed-lipped Dendrobium
- Dendrobium fytchianum
- Dendrobium loddigesii Loddiges' Dendrobium
- Dendrobium longicornu Long-horned Dendrobium
- Dendrobium macraei
- Dendrobium macrostachyum Fringed tree orchid
- Dendrobium moschatum Musky-smelling Dendrobium
- Dendrobium nodosum
- Dendrobium primulinum
- Dendrobium transparens
- Dendrobium wardianum
- Dendrolirium lasiopetalum
- Dendrolirium tomentosum
- Didymoplexis pallens Crystal bells
- Diplomeris hirsuta
- Epipogium roseum Rose Epipogium
- Eulophia bicallosa Green corduroy orchid
- Eulophia dabia
- Eulophia explanata
- Eulophia flava Yellow Eulophia
- Eulophia herbacea
- Eulophia obtusa CR
- Goodyera hispida
- Goodyera procera Bottlebrush Orchid
- Habenaria acuifera
- Habenaria khasiana
- Habenaria longifolia
- Habenaria marginata Golden yellow Habenaria
- Habenaria pectinata
- Habenaria plantaginea Plantain Orchid
- Habenaria viridiflora
- Herminium latilabre
- Liparis condylobulbon Tapered sphinx orchid
- Liparis deflexa
- Liparis viridiflora
- Nephelaphyllum cordifolium
- Nervilia gammieana
- Oberonia ensiformis
- Oberonia ferruginea
- Oberonia mucronata
- Papilionanthe teres Pipeleaf Vanda
- Pelatantheria insectifera
- Pleione maculata
- Porpax fibuliformis
- Rhynchostylis retusa Foxtail Orchid
- Smitinandia micrantha
- Spathoglottis plicata Philippine Ground Orchid
- Spiranthes australis austral ladies'-tresses
- Trichotosia dasyphylla
- Vanda tessellata Checkered Vanda
- Vanda testacea
- Zeuxine membranacea
- Zeuxine strateumatica centipede grass orchid
Orchids elsewhere
India · Andaman and Nicobar · Andhra Pradesh · Arunachal Pradesh · Assam · Bihar · Chhattisgarh · Delhi · Goa · Gujarat · Himachal Pradesh · Jammu and Kashmir · Jharkhand · Karnataka · Kerala · Ladakh · Madhya Pradesh · Maharashtra · Manipur · Meghalaya · Mizoram · Nagaland · Odisha · Puducherry · Punjab · Rajasthan · Sikkim · Tamil Nadu · Telangana · Tripura · Uttar Pradesh · Uttarakhand · West Bengal · Trans-Himalaya · Himalaya · Desert · Semi-Arid · Western Ghats · Deccan Peninsula · Coasts · North-East · Islands
Other species of the Gangetic Plain
Birds · Large mammals · Bats · Rodents, shrews and hares · Whales, dolphins and other mammals · Reptiles · Amphibians · Fish · Butterflies · Moths · Dragonflies and damselflies · Beetles · Bees, wasps and ants · Flies · True bugs · Other insects · Spiders and other arachnids · Molluscs · Crabs, shrimps and kin · Grasses and sedges · Ferns and lycophytes · Other flowering plants and conifers · Mosses and liverworts · Lichens · Fungi · Algae and diatoms · Other species