Contact details: Dr. Pankaj Kumar Conservation Officer Orchid Conservation Section Flora Conservation Department Kadoorie Farm & Botanic Garden Corp. Lam Kam Road, Lam Tsuen, Tai Po, New Territories, Hong Kong Phone: +852 2483 7128 (office); +852 9436 6251 (mobile); Fax : +852 2483 1877 email: pkumar@kfbg.org; sahanipankaj@gmail.com Member: IUCN – SSC Orchid Specialist Group for Asia Member: IUCN-SSC Orchid Trade Specialist Group Member of Governing Council: Earth Foundation International Some new articles published in 2020. : 3 posts by 3 authors. Please find some of articles published this year. Hope you will find them interesting. They include 2 new species (Laos, Sri lanka), 12 new records, 4 new synonyms and 2 new combinations. 1. Priyadarshana, T.S., A.G. Atthanagoda, I.H. Wijewardhane, N. Aberathna, I. Peabotuwage & P. Kumar. 2020. Dendrobium taprobanium (Orchidaceae): a new species from Sri Lanka with taxonomic notes on some species of the genus. Phytotaxa 432 (1): 081–094; https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.432.1.7 2. Kumar, P., S. Bouamanivong, G.A. Fischer & S.W. Gale. 2020. Didymoplexiella laosensis (Orchidaceae: Epidendroideae: Gastrodieae), a new holomycotrophic orchid from Lao PDR. Phytotaxa 430 (1): 001–008; https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.430.1.1 3. Kumar, P. & S.W. Gale. 2020. Additions to the orchid flora of Laos and taxonomic notes on orchids of the Indo-Burma region–II. Taiwania 65(1): 47‒60; https://doi.org/10.6165/tai.2020.65.47 4.	Lanorsavanh, S., K. Souvannakhoummane, P. Kumar, S.W. Gale, V. Lamxay, S. Bounphanmy & K. Chanthavongsa. 2019. Two new distribution records of Odontochilus Blume (Orchidaceae) from Laos. Thai Journal of Botany 11 (2): 85–93.(Published in 2020). 
 List of publications till September 2019 2019 
 1.      Sharma, A., N. Singh & P. Kumar. 2019. 
 2.      Gale, S.W., P. 
 3.      Liu, Q., P. 
 4.      NEW SPECIES 
 5.      Wu, X.F., Y. Luo, P. 
 6.      Liu, Y.W., X.X. Zhou, A. Schuiteman, P. Kumar, J. Hermans, S.W. Chung & 
 2018 
 7.      Souvannakhoummane, K., P. Kumar, S.W. Gale, S. Lanorsavanh & V. Lamxay. 2018. Three new additions to the orchid 
 8.      Chowlu, K., A. Bhattcharjee & P. Kumar. 2018. Notes on 
 9.      Gale, S.W., P. Kumar 
 10.  NEW SPECIES 
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 13.  Kumar, P. & P. Singh. 2018. 
 14.    
 15.  Hinsley, A., H.J. de Boer, M.F. Fay, S.W. Gale, L.M. 
 16.    
 2017 
 17.  Hu, A.-Q., S.W. Gale, P. Kumar, R.M.K. Saunders, M. Sun & G.A. Fischer. 2017. Preponderance of clonality 
 18.  NEW SPECIES 8: Vadakkoot, S.H., P. 
 19.  NEW SPECIES 9: Priyadarshana, T.S., I.H. Wijewardhane, A.G. 
 20.  NEW SPECIES 
 21.  NEW SPECIES 
 22.  NEW SPECIES 
 23.    
 2016 
 24.  Kumar, 
 25.  NEW SPECIES 
 26.  Prabhukumar, K.M., V.V.N. Kumar, N. Bhavadas, C.N. Sunil, 
 27.    
 28.  Hu, C., H.Z. Tian, H. Li, A.-Q. Hu, F.W. Xing, A. Bhattacharjee, 
 2015 
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 36.  Rai, I.D., J.S. Jalal, G. Singh & P. Kumar. 2015. A note on the Occurrence of Eulophia flava (Lindl.) Hook.f. (Orchidaceae) in Kumaon Himalaya. Indian 
 2014 
 37.  NEW SPECIES 
 38.  Gale, S.W., P. Kumar 
 39.  NEW SYNONYM 
 40.  NEW SYNONYM 
 41.    
 42.  Jalal, J.S., J. Jayanthi & P. Kumar. 2014. Eulophia spectabilis: a high valye 
 2013 
 43.  Jalal, J.S., J. Jayanthi & P. Kumar. 2013. A note 
 44.  NEW SPECIES 4: Choudhary, 
 45.  NEW SYNONYM 
 46.  Kotia, A., P. Kumar & S. Dookia (2013) A note 
 47.  Kotia, A., P. Kumar, 
 48.  Dash, P. & P. 
 2012 
 49.  NEW SPECIES 
 50.  Choudhary, R.K., T.T. Bach, D.D. Huyen, L.V. Nong, 
 51.  Jalal, J.S., P. Kumar, A. Kotia & G.S. Rawat. 2012. On the occurrence of Pelatantheria insectifera (Orchidaceae) 
 2011 
 52.  Kumar, P. & G.S. Rawat. 2011. 
 53.  Kumar, P., R. Tewari & G.S. Rawat. 2011. Assisted pollination and seed formation for conservation of Eulophia flava (Orchidaceae): a case 
 54.  Kumar, P., 
 55.   NEW SYNONYM 1: Bhattacharjee, A., P. Kumar, 
 2010 
 56.  Jalal, J.S., P. 
 57.  Rai, I.D., P. Kumar, 
 58.  NEW SPECIES 
 59. NEW SPECIES 1: Kumar, P. & J.F.Veldkamp. 2010. Pecteilis rawatii (Orchidaceae), a new Species from India. Gardens’ Bulletin Singapore, 61 (2): 335–341. 
 60.  Jalal, J.S., I.D. Rai, P. Kumar, G.S. Rawat & Y.P.S. Pangtey. 2010. Platanthera leptocaulon 
 61.  Jalal, J.S., G.S. Rawat 
 62.  Jalal, J.S., P. Kumar, G.S. Rawat & Y.P.S. Pangtey. 
 63.  Jalal, J.S., P. 
 64.  Kotia, A., P. Kumar, 
 2009 
 65.  Kumar, P., G.S. Rawat & J.F. Veldkamp. 2009. (038) Proposal to broaden the 
 66.  Kumar, P. & G.S. Rawat. 2009. Eulophia flava (Lindl.) Hook.f.: 
 67.  Kumar, P., J.S. Jalal & G.S. Rawat. 2009. On the 
 68.  Kumar, P. & R.S. Kumar. 2009. Record of Slaty-breasted Rail Rallus 
 69.  Jalal, J.S., P. Kumar, L.M. Tiwari & Y.P.S. Pangtey. 2009. Conservation status of the endemic orchid Peristylus kumaonensis Renz. 
 70.  Jalal, J.S., P. 
 71.  Jalal, J.S., P. Kumar & G.S. 
 2008 
 72.  Jalal, J.S., P. Kumar 
 73.  Jalal, J.S., G.S. Rawat & P. Kumar. 2008. An http://miosjournal.org/journal/2008/01/InitiativeCommunityBased.html 
 74.  Kumar, P., J.S. Jalal & G.S. Rawat. 2008. Geodorum 
 75.  Kumar, P., J.S. Jalal & G.S. Rawat. 2008. Pollinarium of Phaius 
 76.  Jalal, J.S., P. Kumar, G.S. Rawat, 
 77.  Jalal, J.S., G.S.Rawat & 
 78.  Kumar, P. & G.S. Rawat. 2008. Chotanagpur Plateau: Relict Habitats and Endemic Plants. pp. 
 2007 
 79.  Kumar, P., J.S. Jalal & G.S. Rawat. 2007. Orchidaceae, Chotanagpur, state of Jharkhand, India. Check 
 2006 
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 81.  
 2005 
 82.  Kumar, P., A.K. Pandey, G.S. Rawat & J.S. Jalal, 2005. Diversity and conservation of Orchids 
 2004 
 
 2003 
 83.  Kumar, P., P. Mukherjee & J. Kumar. 2003. Comparison of stomatal structures of three species 
 84.  Mukherjee, P. & P. Kumar. 2003. Studies 
 2002 
 85.  Kuiri, I., P. Kumar, K. Kumar & J. Kumar. 2002. Ethnobotanical  | 
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