CURRENT AFFAIRS

Detailed explanation-1: -Lecanorchis taiwaniana (The parasitic bloom), a type of orchid was accidentally discovered in Assam by Assam’s forest officer named Jatindra Sarma .

Detailed explanation-2: -Lecanorchis taiwaniana, a parasitic plant without photosynthesis. An Assam forest officer’s chance discovery has given India one of its smallest orchids in terms of size and duration of bloom to be recorded botanically.

Detailed explanation-3: -You shouldn’t go there if you want to see wild orchids. In contrast, the eastern states, like Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya and Sikkim, are species-rich, with close to 600 species in Arunachal Pradesh.

Detailed explanation-4: -Arunachal Pradesh is often called the Orchid State of India.

Detailed explanation-5: -Arunachal Pradesh has the highest number of orchid species (around 622 species) reported from the state. Arunachal Pradesh has also been termed as ‘Orchid Paradise of India’ because of the maximum concentration of orchid species (about 40% of the country) in the State.