Publications on orchids


In this page i will post publications on orchids from Nepal. If you have published book/s, paper/s, short notes etc. please share with me. You will find my email address in contact page. 

2021

  • Chapagain Deep Jyoti, H. Meilby, C.B. Baniya, S. Budha-Magar, and S.K. Ghimire (2021) Illegal harvesting and livestock grazing threaten the endangered orchid Dactylorhiza hatagirea (D. Don) Soó in Nepalese Himalaya, Ecology and Evolution, 11, 11, 6672-6687. LINK
  • Pant Bijaya, M.R. Paudel, and P.R. Joshi (2021), Orchids as potential sources of anticancer agents: our experience, Annapurna Journal of Health Sciences, 1(1): 42-51. LINK
  • Pant Bijaya, K. Chand, M.R. Paudel, P.R. Joshi, B.B. Thapa, S.Y. Park, S. Shakya, L.S. Thakuri, S. Rajbahak, A.K. Sah, M. K. Baniya, P.R. Gurung, L. Maharjan, and P. Rajbhandari (2021)  Micropropagation, antioxidant and anticancer activity of pineapple orchid: Dendrobium densiflorum Lindl., Journal of Plant Biochemistry and Biotechnology, LINK 
  • Shrestha Bikram, S Tsiftsis, D.J. Chapagain, C. Khadka, P. Bhattarai, N. Kayastha Shrestha, M. Alicja Kolanowska, and P. Kindlmann (2021), Suitability of habitats in Nepal for Dactylorhiza hatagirea now and under predicted future changes in climate, Plants 2021, 10, 467. LINK 
  • Timsina Binu, P. Kindlmann, S. Subedi, S. Khatri and MB Rokaya (2021) Epiphytic orchid diversity along an altitudinal gradient in central Nepal, Plants, 10(7), 1381 LINK 
  • Timsina Binu (2021) Ecology of orchids and other potential pharmaceutical plants in Nepal, PhD Thesis LINK 
2020
  • Chand Krishna, S. Shah, J. Sharma, M.R. Paudel, and B. Pant (2020) Isolation, characterization and plant growth promoting activities of endophytic fungi from a wild orchid Vanda cristata, Plant Signalig and Behaviour, 15, 5. LINK
  • Karki Sangram and S.K. Ghimire (2020) Diversity of prototypes selected by epiphytic orchid Vanda cristata Wall ex. Lindl. (Orchidaceae) in central Nepal, Journal of Plant Resources, 18, 1, 157-162.
  • Magar Manu Maya, S.P. Dhital, T. Yamada, and U.K. Pun (2020) Dactylorhiza hatagirea: A critical issue for research and development in Nepal, Nepal Journal of Science and Technology, 19(1), 26:38. LINK
  • Maharjan Sabitri, L.S. Thakuri, B.B. Thapa, S. Pradha, K.K. Pant, G.P. Joshi, and B. Pant (2020) In vitro propagation of the endangered orchid, Dendrobium chryseum Rolfe from protocorms culture, Nepal Journal of Science and Technology, 19(1), 39-47. LINK.
  • Paudel H.R. (2020), The First Record of the Genus Tropidia Lindl. (Orchidaceae) from Nepal, Int. J. Appl. Sci. Biotechnol. Sci., 1, 153-157.
  • Thapa Bir Bahadur, L.N. Thakuri, P.R. Joshi, K. Chand, S. Rajbahak, A.K. Sah, R. Shrestha, M.R. Paudel, S.Y. Park, and B. Pant (2020) Ex-situ conservation and cytotoxic activity assessment of native medicinal orchid: Coelogyne stricta, J. Plant Biotechnol., 47: 330-336. LINK 


2019
  • Adhikari Hira and B. Pant (2019) In vitro seed germination and seedling growth of the orchid Dendrobium primulinum Lindl., African Jornal of Plant Sciences, 13(12), 324-331. LINK 
  • Bhandari Prabin, L.R. Shakya, and R.P. Chaudhary (2019), Zeuxine lindleyaba (Orchidaceae) - A New Record for the Flora of Nepal, J. Jpn. Bot., 94: 45-46.
  • Maharjan Sabitri, S. Pradhan, B.B. Thapa, and B. Pant (2019) In vitro propagation of endangered orchid, Vanda pumila Hook.f. through protocorm culture, American Journal of Plant Sciences, 10, 7, 1220-1232. LINK.
  • Raskoti Bhakta Bahadur, R. Ale (2019), Molecular Phylogeny and Morphology Reveal a New Epiphytic Species of Habenaria (Orchidaceae; Orchideae; Orchidinae) from Nepal, PLOS ONE, 14 LINK.
  • Vaidya BN (2019), Nepal: A global hotspot for medicinal orchids. In: N. Joshee, S.A. Dhekney and P. Parajuli (eds.) Medicinal Plants: From Farm to Pharmacy; Springer Nature Switzerland, Cham, Switzerland, 35-80 pp.






2018
  • Pant Bijaya, M.R. Paudel, M.B. Chand, S. Pradhan, B.B. Malla, and B.B. Raskoti (2018), Orchid Diversity in Two Community Forests of Makawanpur District, Central Nepal, J. Threat. Taxa, 10: 12523-12530.




2017
  • Adhikari Yagya Prasad, A. Fischer, H.S. Fischer, M.B. Rokaya, P. Bhattarai, and A. Gruppe (2017), Diversity, Composition and Host-Species Relationships of Epiphytic Orchids and Ferns in Two Forests in Nepal, J. Mt. Sci., 14, 1065-1075.
  • Pant Bijaya, S. Shah, R. Shrestha, S. Pandey, and P.R. Joshi (2017) An overview of orchid endophytes. In: Varma A., Prasad R., Tuteja N. (eds.) Mycorrhiza-Nutrient Uptake, Biocontrol, Ecorestoration. Springer, Cham. LINK
  • Regmi Tripti, S. Pradhan, and B. Pant (2017) In vitro mass propagation of an epiphytic orchid, Cymbidium aloifolium (L.) Sw., through protocorm culture, Biotechnology Journal International, 19, 1, 1-6. LINK




2016
  • Adhikari Yagya Prasad, A. Fischer and HS Fischer (2016) Epiphytic orchids and their ecological niche under anthropogenic influence in central Himalayas, Nepal, Journal of Mountain Science.
  • Khadka, C.B., A.L. Hammet, A. Singh, M.K. Balla & Y.P. Timilsina (2016) Ecological status and diversity indices of Panchaule (Dactylorhiza hatagirea) and its associates in Lete village of Mustang district, Nepal, Banko Jankari, 26 (1), 45-52. PDF
  • Parmar Gaurav and Rajendra Acharya (2016) In vitro seed germination of endangered Nepalese orchid species: Dendrobium fimbriatum Hook., Advanced Journal of Seed Science and Technology, 3(1):71-74.
  • Parmar Gaurav and Bijaya Pant (2016) In vitro seed germination and seedling development of the orchid Coelogyne stricta (D.Don) Schltr., African Journal of Biotechnology, 15(5):105-109.
  • Pradhan Shreesti, R. Tripti, M. Ranjit, and B. Pant (2016) Production of virus free orchid Cymbidium aloifolium (L.) Sw. by various tissue culture techniques, Heliyon, 2, 2016, e00176 LINK.
  • Pradhan, S., Tiruwa, B.L., Subedee, B.R. and Pant, B. (2016) Efficient Plant Regeneration of Cymbidium aloifolium (L.) Sw., a Threatened Orchid of Nepal through Artificial Seed Technology. American Journal of Plant Sciences, 7, 1964- 1974.PDF
  • Timsina, B., Maan B. Rokaya, Zuzana Münzbergová, Pavel Kindlmann, Bikram Shrestha, Bishnu Bhattarai & Bhakta B. Raskoti (2016) Diversity, distribution and host-species associations of epiphytic orchids in Nepal, Biodiversity and Conservation, 25 (13), 2803-2819. LINK

2015
  • Adhikari Yagya Prasad, A. Fischer and S. Pauleit (2015) Sustainable conservation perspectives for epiphytic orchids in the central Himalayas, Nepal, Applied Ecology and Environmental Research, 13(3): 753-767.
  • Bhandari, Prabin, Raskoti, B.B. & Shrestha, K.K. (2015) Phreatia elegans Lindley (Orchidaceae) – a new record for the flora of Nepal. Pleione, 9(2): 365-368.
  • Kolanowska Marta, Marta Kras and Dariusz L. Szlachetko (2015) A new spurless Habenella species (Orchidaceae) from Nepal, Polish Botanical Journal, 60(1): 1:5.
  • Parmar Gaurav and Bijaya Pant (2015) Comparative study of in vitro growth rates of intra-generic orchid species, viz., Coelogyne stricta (D. Don) Schltr. and Coelogyne flaccida Lindl., Bulletin of Department of Plant Resources, 37: 72-75.
  • Parmar Gaurav and Bijaya Pant (2015) In vitro seed germination and seedling development of Coelogyne flaccida Lindl. (Orchidaceae), Advances in Forestry Science, 2(4): 85-88.
  • Raskoti, Bhakta Bahadur (2015) A new species of Gastrochilus and new records for the orchids of Nepal, Phytotaxa, 233(2): 179-184.
2014
  • Bhattarai Prakash, Bikram Pandey, Raj Kumar Gautam and Rita Chhetri (2014) Ecology and Conservation Status of Threatened Orchid Dactylorhiza hatagirea (D. Don) Soo in Manaslu Conservation Area, Central Nepal, American Journal of Plant Sciences, 5, 3483-3491. LINK
  • Pant, Bijaya (2014) Application of Plant Cell and Tissue Culture for the Production of Phytochemicals in Medicinal Plants. Infectious Diseases and Nanomedicine II. Springer India, 25-39. LINK
  • Parmar, Gaurav (2014) In vitro seed germination and seedling development of Cymbidium devonianum Paxton (Orchidaceae), Bulletin of Department of Plant Resources, 36: 61-64. PDF
  • Pradhan, Baba Maiya and Devendra M Bajracharya (2014) Distribution pattern of Dendrobium Swartz (Orchidaceae) in Nepal, Pleione, 8(2):311-319.
  • Pradhan Shreeti, Babu Lal Tiruwa, Bijay R. Subedee and Bijaya Pant (2014) Micropropagation of Cymbidium aloifolium (L.) Sw., A medicinal orchid by artificial seeds technology, Journal of Natural History Museum, 28: 42.48.
  • Rai Sanjeev Kumar, Jyoti Prasad Gajurel, Krishna Kumar Shrestha, Christoph Scheidegger and Lokesh Ratna Shakya (2014) Risleya (Orchidaceae), a new record for flora of Nepal, The Journal of Japanese Botany, 89 (6): 409-411.
  • Rajkarnikar, Keshari Maya (2014) In vitro propagation of Dendrobium amoenum Wall. ex Lindl. from shoot-tip culture, Bulletin of Department of Plant Resources, 36: 52-55. PDF  
  • Raskoti, Bhakta Bahadur and Rita Ale (2014) A new species of Liparis (Orchidaceae, Malaxideae) from Nepal, Novon: A Journal of Botanical Nomenclature, 23(1): 83-85.
  • Teixeira da Silva, Jaime A and Kamal Prasad Acharya (2014) In vitro propagation of nepalese orchids: a review, Journal of Horticultural Research, 22(2):47-52. PDF
2013
  • Gajurel Jyoti Prasad, Sanjeev Kumar Rai, Krishna Kumar Shrestha, Christoph Scheidegger and Lokesh Ratna Shakya (2013) Bulbophyllum griffithii (Lindley) Reichenbach f. and Platanthera cumminsiana (King & Pantling) J. Renz - two new records of orchids from Nepal. Pleione, 7, 253 - 257.
  • Koirala Dharma Raj, Shreesti Pradhan and Bijaya Pand (2013) Asymbiotic seed germination and plantlet development of Coelogyne fuscescens Lindl., a medicinal orchid of Nepal, Scientific World, 11 (11): 97 - 100. PDF
  • Marasini Ramesh and Susan Joshi (2014) Antibacterial and antifungal activity of medicinal orchids growing in Nepal, Journal of Nepal Chemical Society, 29: 104-109.
  • Pant, Bijaya (2013) Medicinal orchids and their uses: Tissue culture a potential alternative for conservation, African Journal of Plant Science, 7(10): 448-467.
  • Pant, Bijaya and Bhakta Bahadur Raskoti (2013) Medicinal Orchids of Nepal, Himalayan Map House Pvt. Ltd. Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Paudel M, Shreesti Pradhan and Bijaya Pant (2013) In vitro seed germination and seedling development of Esmeralda clarkei Rchb.f. (Orchidaceae), Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology 22 (2): 107 - 111. LINK
  • Pradhan, Shreeti, Yagya P. Paudel and Bijaya Pant (2013) Efficient regeneration of plants from shoot tip explants of Dendrobium densiflorum Lindl., a medicinal orchid, African Journal of Biotechnology, 12 (12): 1378-1383. PDF
  • Pradhan, Shreeti, Tripti Regmi, Gaurav Parmar, and Bijaya Pant (2013) Effect of different media on in vitro seed germination and seedling development of Cymbidium aloifolium (L.) Sw., Nepal Journal of Science and Technology, 14 (1): 51-56. PDF 
  • Rai Sanjeev Kumar Jyoti Prasad Gajurel, Krishna Kumar Shrestha, Christoph Scheidegger and Lokesh Ratna Shakya (2013) Peristylus manii (H.G. Reichenbach) Mukerjee (Orchidaceae) - a new record for Nepal. Pleione, 7, 250 - 252.
  • Raskoti, Bhakta Bahadur (2013) A new species of Herminium (Orchidoideae, Orchidaceae) from Nepal, Phytotaxa, 98 (1): 23-26. LINK 
  • Raskoti, Bhakta Bahadur and Rita Ale (2013) A new species of Bulbophyllum (Orchidaceae) from Nepal, Edinburgh Journal of Botany, 70 (2): 381.384. LINK
  • Rokaya Maan Bahadur, Bhakta Bahadur Raskoti, Binu Timsina, and Zuzana Münzbergová (2013) An annotated checklist of the orchids of Nepal, Nordic Journal of Botany, 31: 511:550. LINK
  • Shakya Lokesh Raj and Devendra Mandan Bajracharya (2013) Survey for the orchids of Shivapuri National Park in Kathmandu (Nepal) and their conservaion, Pleione, 7(1): 39-45. PDF 
  • Subedi, Abishkar, Bimal Kunwar, Young Choi, Yuntao Dai, Tinde Van Andel, Ram Prasad Chaudhary, Hugo J de Boer Barbara Gravendeel (2013) Collection and trade of wild harvested orchids in Nepal, Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 9:64. LINK

2012
  • Adhikari, Yagya Prasad, Hagen Siegfried Fischer and Anton Fischer (2012) Host tree utilization  by epiphytic orchids in different land-use intensities in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Plant EcologyLINK
  • Adhikari, Yagya Prasad, Anton Fischer and Hagen Siegfried Fischer (2012) Micro-site Conditions of Epiphytic Orchids in a Human Impact Gradient in Kathmandu Valley, Nepal, Journal of Mountain Science, 9:331-342. LINK
  • Pant, Bijaya and Deepa Thapa (2012) In vitro mass propagation of an epiphytic orchid, Dendrobium primulinum Lindl. through shoot tip culture, African Journal of Biotechnology, 11(42): 9970-9974. PDF
  • Paudel, Mukti Ram and Bijaya Pant (2012) In vitro micropropagation of rare orchid (Esmeralda clarkei Rchb. f.) from shoot tip section, International Journal of Biology, Pharmacy and Allied Sciences, 1(11): 1587 - 1597. PDF  
  • Paudel, Mukti Ram and Bijaya Pant (2012) In vitro plant regeneration of Esmeralda clarkei Rchb. f. via protocorm explant, African Journal of Biotechnology, 11(54): 11704-11708. PDF 
  • Paudel, M., S. Pradhan and Bijaya Pand (2012) In vitro seed germination and seedling development of Esmeralda clarkei Rchb. f. (Orchidaceae), Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology, 22(2): 107-111.
  • Raskoti, Bhakta Bahadur (2012) A new species of Bhutanthera (Orchidaceae; Orchidoideae) from Nepal, Phytotaxa, 62: 57-60.
  • Raskoti, Bhakta Bahadur and Rita Ale (2012) Liparis ferruginea Lindley (Orchidaceae) – a New Record for Flora of Nepal, Taiwania, 57 (3): 308 - 311.
  • Raskoti, Bhakta BahadurJeffrey J. Wood and Rita Ale (2012) Neottia chandrae sp.nov. (Orchidaceae) from Nepal, Nordic Journal of Botany, 30: 187.189. LINK
  • Traxmandlová, Iva, Bishnu Prasad Bhattarai and Pavel Kindlmann (2012) Orchid diversity in Chitwan district. In Pavel Kindlmann (eds.) Himalayan Biodiversity in the Changing World, pp. 71-95. Springer Publications, Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg London New York.

2011
  • Acharya, Kamal Prasad, Ole R. Vetaas and HJB Birks (2011) Orchid species richness along Himalayan elevation gradients, Journal of Biogoegraphy, 38:1821-1833. LINK 
  • Adhikari, Yagya Prasad and Anton Fischer (2011) Distribution pattern of the epiphytic orchid Rhynchostylis retusa under strong human influence in Kathmandu valley, Nepal, Botanica orientalis, 8:90-99. PDF
  • Pant, Bijaya (2011) Saundaryaka Pratik Sungava Tatha Yiniharuka Ausadhijanya Bishestaharu  Baigyanik Jagat(No 9 -10) 33-35 [Nepali]. PDF
  • Pant, Bijaya (2011). Orchids of Nepal with their medicinal properties Orchideen  Journal.18 (3) 92-98.(Germany). PDF
  • Pant, Bijaya and Sangeeta Swar (2011) Micropropagation of  Cymbidium iridioides. Nepal, Journal of Science and Technology, 12: 91-96.
  • Pant, Bijaya and Sumitra Shrestha (2011). Mass propagation of ground orchid Phaius tancarvilleae (L' Her) Blume. Through shoot tip culture. Plant Tissue Cult and Biotec. 21(2) 181-188. PDF
  • Pant, Bijaya, Sumitra Shrestha and Shreesti Pradhan (2011) In vitro seed germination and seedling development in Phaius tancarvilleae (L' Her) Blume. Scientific world. 9 (No 9) 50-52. PDF
  • Raskoti, Bhakta Bahadur and Rita Ale (2011) A new species of Sunipia (Orchidaceae) from Nepal, Phytotaxa, 31:55-58 PDF
  • Subedi, Abishkar, Ram Prasad Chaudhary, Jaap J. Vermeulen, Barbara Gravendeel (2011) Panisea panchaseensis sp. nov. (orchidaceae) from Central Nepal, Nordic Journal of Botany, 29: 361-365. LINK
  • Subedi, Abishkar, Ram Prasad Chaudhary, Cees van Achtergerg, Theodoor Heijerman, Frederic Lens, Tom J.M. Van Dooren and Barbara Gravendeel (2011) Pollination and Protection against herbivory of Nepalese Coelogyninae (Orchidaceae), American Jouranl of Botany, 98(7): 1095-1103. LINK 
2010
  • Acharya, Kamal Prasad and Maan Bahadur Rokaya (2010) Medicinal Orchids of Nepal: Are they well protected? Our Nature 8 (1):82-91. PDF
  • Acharya, Kamal Prasad, Jeffrey J. Wood, Robert Berwian and Anil Sharma (2010) Spiranthes spiralis (Orchidaceae), A New Record for the Nepal Himalaya, Hardvard Papers in Botany 15(1): 71-72. LINK
  • Koirala, PN, D Pyakurel and K Gurung (2010) Orchids in Rolpa district of Western Nepal: Documentation, stock, trade and conservation, Banko Jankari 20(2): 3-13. PDF 
  • Pant, Bijaya and Shreesti Pradhan. (2010) Micrroprppagation of Cymbidium elegens Lindl. through protocorm and shoot tip culture. In Role of Biotechnology in food security and climate change. In proceeding of 6th International plant tissue culture and Biotechnology conference, December 3-5, 2010, Bangladesh Association of Plant Tissue Culture and Biotechnology. Dhaka, Bangladesh. 123-130. PDF
  • Raskoti, Bhakta Bahadur and Rita Ale (2010) Malaxis biaurita (Lindley) Kuntze (Orchidaceae) : a new record for Nepal, Himalayan Journal of Sciences, 6(8): 41-42.
  • Sharma Anil  (2010) Diversity and Distribution Pattern of Epiphytic Orchids along Bhote Koshi Gorge (Upper Tamakoshi Valley), Dolakha, Central Nepal. MSc. Dissertation, Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal. 
  • Thakur RB, RP Yadav  and NP Thakur (2010) Enumerating the status of orchid species of Makawanpur district. Hamro Kalpabricha 20: 1-18.

2009 
  • Pradhan, Shreeti and Bijaya Pant (2009) In vitro seed germination in Cymbidium elegans Lindl. and Dendrobium densiflorum Lindl. ex Wall., Botanica Orientalis, 6: 100-102. PDF
  • Rai Sanjeev Kumar, Mani Raj Shrestha, Kamal Maden and Lokesh Ratna Shakya (2007) Didymoplexis pallens Griffith. (Orchidaceae): A new record for Nepal. Pleione, 1(2): 55-56.
  • Raskoti, Bhakta Bahadur (2009) The Orchids of Nepal, Bhakta Bahadur Raskoti and Rita Ale, 252 pp. LINK 
  • Raskoti, Bhakta Bahadur and Rita Ale (2009) Goodyera foliosa var. commelinoides (Orchidaceae): A New Record to Orchid Flora of Nepal, Scientific World, 7(7): 47-48. PDF
  • Raskoti, Bhakta Bahadur and Rita Ale (2009) Nervilia makinnoni Duthie. and Nervilia plicata (Andrews) Schltr. (Orchidaceae): new records for flora of Nepal, Botanical Orientalis, 6:106-108. PDF
2008
  • Ghimire, Madhu (2008) Epiphytic orchids of Nepal, Banko Jankari, 18(2): 53-63. PDF
  • Pant, Bijaya, Sangeeta Swar and A. Karanjeet (2008) Micropropagation of Coelogyne cristata  Lindl. The Journal of Orchid society of  India 22 : 1&2 45-48.
2007
  • Pant, Bijaya, Sangeeta Swar and Rajdeep Gurung (2007) Current Status and ex situ conservation of threatened orchids of Nepal. In Proceedings 9th Asia Pacific Orchid Conference (APOC 9), 307-318, Seol, Korea.
  • Rai, Sanjiv Kumar, Main Raj Shrestha, Kamal Maden and Lokesh Raj Shakya (2007) Didymoplexis pallens Griff. (Orchidaceae), A new record for Nepal, Pleione 1(2): 55-56. 
  • Shakya, Lokesh Raj and Mani Raj Shrestha (2007) Two new taxa of Orchidaceae from central Nepal, Edinburgh Journal of Botany, 64: 1–5. LINK
  • Shrestha, Mani Raj, Lokesh Raj Shakya and Suresh Kumar Ghimire (2007) A new species of Malaxis Solander ex Swartz (Orchidaceae) from Dolpa, Nepal, Pleione, 1: 6–7.
2006
  • Bajracharya, Devendra Mandan and Krishna Kumar Shrestha (2006) Eria clausa King & Pantl (Orchidaceae), a new record from Nepal, Journal of Japanese Botany, 81(5): 304-307.
  • Pant, Bijaya (2006) Biotechnology in Orchid conservation. In Proceedings : Natural Resource Management pp221-224, , eds S.B. Karmacharya, M.R. Dhakal, S.N. Jha, T.N. Mandal, M.K. Chettri, B.R. Subba, U. Koirala, B. Niroula and K.P. Limbu Publisher: P.G. Campus, Biratnagar, Nepal Biological Society, Biratnagar and Ecological Society Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Winkel, G.V. (2006) Finding orchids in Nepal. The Orchid Review, 114: 188–191.
2005
  • Bajracharya Devendra Mandan (2005) The Genus Eria Lindl. (Orchidaceae) of the Himalayas: a Taxonomic Revision. Ph.D. Dissertation. Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University, Kirtipur, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Pant, Bijaya and Raj Gurung (2005) In vitro seed germination and seedling development in Aerides odorata Lour., The Journal of Orchid Society of India, 19(1&2): 51-55. 
  • Rajbhandari, Keshav Raj (2005) Calanthe densiflora Lindl. (Orchidaceae), a new addition to the flora of Nepal, Journal of Japanese Botany 80(2): 106-108. 
  • Shakya, Lokesh Raj and Devendra M. Bajracharya (2005) Orchid sanctuary Raja Rani (Morang district), East Nepal: An effort toward habitat conservation, Selbyana 26(1-2): 236-239.
  • Shrestha A (2005) Ex situ conservation of Coelogyne ovalis Lindl. (Orchidaceae) through micropropagation. M.Sc. thesis Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Shrestha, Keshav (2005) Orchids and their conservation at Natural History Museum, Kathmandu, Nepal, Journal of Natural History Museum, 22: 57-63. LINK 
  • Subedi, Abishkar (2005) Orchids and sustainable livelihoods: initiatives in Nepal to manage globally threatened biodiversity. In A. Raynal-Roques, A. Roguenant, and D. Prat [eds.], Proceedings of the 18th World Orchid Conference, 470 – 474. Naturalia, Turriers, France.
2004
  • Bajracharya, Devendra Mandan and Krishna Kumar Shrestha (2004) Two new records of EriaLindl. (Orchidaceae) for Nepal, Himalayan Journal of Sciences, 2(3): 46-47. PDF
  • Milleville, Rene De and Tritha Bahadur Shrestha (2004) Nepal Orchids in Pictures. Malla Prakashan, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Swar, Sangeeta and Bijana Pant (2004) Influence of growth regulators on asymbiotic seed germination and early seed development of Cymbidium iridioides D.Don. In Proceeding: IV National Conférence on Science and Technology, March 23- 26, 2004, Kathmandu, Vol. I 1039-1043.
2003
  • Bajracharya, Devendra Mandan and Krishna Kumar Shrestha (2003) Eria nepalensis (Orchidaceae), a new species from Nepal, Journal of Japanese Botany, 78: 155-161. 
  • Bajracharya, Devendra Mandan, Abishkar Subedi and Krishna Kumar Shrestha (2003) Eria pokharensis sp. nov. (Orchidaceae); a new species from Nepal Himalaya, Journal of Orchid Society, India, 17: 1-4.
  • Swar Sangeeta (2003) Micropropagation of Cymbidium iridoides D. Don and Coelogyne cristata Lindl. (Orchidaceae). M.Sc. thesis Central Department of Botany, Tribhuvan University, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Vaidya B. and HJ Blech (2003) Orchideen Nepals im Himalaja, Orchidee, 54(4): 478-484.
2002
  • Bajracharya, Devendra Mandan and Lokesh Raj Shakya (2002) Nepalese Orchids: Its Status and Systematics, Journal of Natural History Museum, 21: 223-242.
  • Bajracharya, Devendra Mandan, Lokesh Raj Shakya and Mukesh Kumar Chhetri (2002) Eria baniaii sp. nov. (Orchidaceae): a new species from Kathmandu valley, Nepal, Journal of Orchid Society of India, 16(1-2): 91-93.
  • Chaudhary, Ram Prasad, Abishkar Subedi, Lokesh Raj Shakya, D. Karki, Ole Reider Vetaas and Vimal Narayan Prasad Gupta (2002) Orchid diversity in Arun river and Marsyagdi river basins of Nepal: distribution and conservation priorities. In R. P.
    Chaudhary, B. Subedi, and O. Vetaas [eds.], Vegetation and society: their interaction in the Himalayas, 108 – 117. Tribhuvan University, Nepal and University of Bergen, Norway. 
  • Pant, Bijaya, Ram Prasad Chaudhary, Abishkar Subedi and Lokesh Raj Shakya (2002) Nepalese Himalayan Orchids and the conservation priorities: In Proceeding, International Seminar on Mountains, RONAST March 6-10.
  • Shakya, Lokesh Raj, Abishkar Subedi and Ram Prasad Chaudhary (2002) Oberonia parvula King et Pantling (Orchidaceae): a new record for Nepal.  Pages 213-216 in Das, A. P. (ed.), Perspectives of Plant Biodiversity: Proceedings of National Seminar on Plant Biodiversity, Systematics, Conservation and Ethnobotany, November 9-11, 2000.  Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
  • Subedi, Abishkar (2002) Addition to the orchid flora of Nepal, Journal of Orchid Society of India, 16(1-2): 29-32. 
2001
  • Bajracharya, Devendra Mandan (2001) Eria apertiflora Summerh. and E. bipunctata Lindl. (Orchidaceae) new records for the Nepal Himalaya, Journal of Japanese Botany, 76: 297-302.
  • Bajracharya, Devendra Mandan (2001) Distribution of genus Eria Lindley (Orchidaceae) in the Himalayan region, Nepal Journal of Science and Technology, 3: 51-54.
  • Rajbhandari, Keshav Raj and Sushila Bhattarai (2001) Beautiful Orchids of Nepal, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Vaidya, BN and Shitling Dhirendra Evan (2001) Bibliographic database of orchid flora of Nepal in CD-ROM, Journal of Orchid Society of India, 15(1): 103-106.
2000
  • Rajbhandari, Keshav Raj, Sushila Bhattarai and R. Joshi (2000) Orchid diversity of Nepal and their conservation need. Proceedings of 8th International Workshop of BIO-REFOR: Biotechnology Applications for Reforestation and Biodiversity Conservation, Kathmandu, Nepal, 28 November–2 December, 1999 (ed. by M.S. Bista, R.B. Joshi, S.M. Amatya, A.V. Parajuli, M.K. Adhikari, H.K. Saiju, R. Thakur, K. Suzuki and K. Ishii), pp. 249–252. BIO-REFOR, IUFRO/SPDC, Tokyo. 
  • Shakya, Lokesh Raj (2000) Oberonia jenkensiana Griff. ex Lindl. (Orchidaceae), a new record for Nepal, Rheedea, 10 (2): 140-151. 
  • Shrestha, R. (2000). Some medicinal orchids of Nepal. In The Himalayan plants, can they save us? Proceeding of Nepal-Japan joint symposium on conservation and utilization of Himalayan medicinal resources (Eds. T. Watanabe, A. Takano, M.S. Bista and H.K. Saiju), Society for the Conservation and Development of Himalayan Medicinal Resources (SCDHMR), Japan. pp. 153-156.
  • Tsukaya, Hirokazu and Ohba Hideaki (2000) Malaxis monophyllus (L.) Sw. (Orchidaceae), a new record from Nepal with description of a new variety, Journal of Japanese Botany, 75(5): 314-316. 
  • Vaidya, B., M. Shrestha and N. Joshee 2000. Report on Nepalese orchid species with medicinal properties. In The Himalayan plants, can they save us? Proceeding of Nepal-Japan joint symposium on conservation and utilization of Himalayan medicinal resources (Eds. T. Watanabe, A. Takano, M.S. Bista and H.K. Saiju), Society for the Conservation and Development of Himalayan Medicinal Resources (SCDHMR), Japan. pp. 146-152. 
  • White, Kevin and Bhagirath Sharma (2000) Wild orchids in Nepal. White Lotus Press, Thailand.
1999
  • Gupta, Vimal Narayan Prasad (1999) Orchids of Kathmandu Valley. In T.C. Majypuria (eds.) Nepal Nature's Paradise, pp. 226-232. M. Devi, Gwalior, India.
  • Pant, Bijaya, Ram Prasad Chaudhary and Lokesh Raj Shakya (1999) Introducing modern biotechnology for the conservation and propagation of Nepalese orchids. In Proceedings, International Orchid Wave in Simanami 99, Japan, 74-80. An international Orchid Conference on "Conservation and Propagation of Endangered Wild Orchids of the World", April 6 - May 29 (1999). Committee of Hiroshima Shimanami, Events and Japan Convention Service, Inc.
1998
  • Shakya, Lokesh Raj and Amrit Man Singh Bania (1998) Pachystoma senile (Lindley) Reichb. f. (Orchidaceae), a new record for Nepal. Newsletter Himalayan Botany No. 24: 10-12.
  • Tsukaya, H. (1998) Orchids found in the 1998 botanical expedition to east Nepal.Newsletter Himalayan Botany No. 24: 12.
1997
  • Malla, S; BN Vaidhya and N Joshee (1997) Arundina graminifolia Ldl. (bamboo leaf orchid) from Shivapuri watershed and wildlife reserve (short communication), NAHSON Bulletin Nepal, 7(1-4): 35.
1996
  • Sparrow, O. (1996) Orchids in the Nepal Himalaya: Distribution and ecology part 1, The Orchid Review, 104: 45-49.
  • Sparrow, O. (1996) Orchids in the Nepal Himalaya: Distribution and ecology part 2, The Orchid Review, 104: 105-108.
1995
  • Sparrow, O. (1995) Orchids in the Nepal Himalaya: Distribution and ecology part 1, The Orchid Review, 103: 305-313.
1994
  • Bajracharya Devendra Mandan, Lokesh Raj Shakya and Mukesh Chhetri (1994) Need for conservation of some of endangered orchids of Ilam district. In: Proceeding of the Second National Conference on Science and Technology, pp. 663–669. Royal Nepal Academy of Science and Technology (RONAST), Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Baker, W.J. (1994) Three men and an orchid, Bulletin of Alpine Garden Society, 62: 99-114.
  • Baker, W.J. (1994) Three men and an orchid, Bulletin of Alpine Garden Society, 62: 181-199.
  • Shakya Lokesh Raj, Bajracharya Devendra Mandan and Mukesh Kumar Chettri (1994) Conserving the Threatened Orchids of Kathmandu Valley. Report Series 8. WWF (World Wildlife Fund) Nepal Program, Kathmandu, Nepal.
1989
  • Dahal S and Puspa Raj Shakya (1989) A glimpse of orchid flora of Nepal. In: Proceeding of the second national conference on science and technology. Royal Nepal Academy of Science and Technology, Kathmandu, Nepal.
  • Wood, Jeffrey Jeff (1989) Eria extinctoria (Lindl.) Oliver in Nepal, Die Orchideen, 40(6).
1987
  • White KJ and Anderson H (1987) Orchid collecting in central Nepal, Florida Orchidist, 30(1):10-16.
1986
  • Trudel, N (1986) In search of the lost Pleione: the rediscovery of Pleione coronaria in Nepal, The Orchid Review, 94(1116): 329-333.
1985
  • Bailes C.P. (1985) Orchids in Nepal: Conservation and Development of Natural Resources. Advisory report and recommendations. Royal Botanic Garden Kew, UK.
1984
  • Banerji, ML and Prabha Pradhan (1984) The Orchids of Nepal Himalaya. Hirshberg: J. Cramer.
1982
  •  Banerji, ML (1982) Orchids of Nepal. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehradun, India.
1978
  • Wishinski, P (1978) Some Orchids of the Nepal Himalayas, American Orchid Society Bulletin, 47 (7): 623-630.
1976
  • Banerji, ML and BB Thapa (1976) Orchids of Nepal Part 10, Journal of the Bombay Natural History, 73(1): 149-156.
1975
  • Tuyama, T (1975) A new species of Orchidaceae, Oreorchis porphyranthes, A new species from Nepal, Journal of Japanese Botany, 50(3): 65-70.
1973
  • Banerji, ML and BB Thapa (1973) Orchids of Nepal Part 6, Journal of the Bombay Natural History, 69(2): 283-289. 
  • Banerji, ML and BB Thapa (1973) Orchids of Nepal Part 7, Journal of the Bombay Natural History, 70(1): 25-35. 
  • Banerji, ML and BB Thapa (1973) Orchids of Nepal, Journal of the Bombay Natural History, 70(2): 330-338.
  • Banerji, ML and BB Thapa (1973) Orchids of Nepal Part 9, Journal of the Bombay Natural History, 72(1): 30-42.
1970
  • Banerji, ML and BB Thapa (1970) Orchids of Nepal Part 3, Journal of the Bombay Natural History, 67(2): 139-152.
  • Banerji, ML and BB Thapa (1970) Orchids of Nepal Part 4, Journal of the Bombay Natural History, 68(1): 29-36. 
  • Banerji, ML and BB Thapa (1970) Orchids of Nepal Part 5 continued, Journal of the Bombay Natural History, 68(3): 660-665.
1969
  • Banerji, ML and BB Thapa (1969) Orchids of Nepal Part 1, Journal of the Bombay Natural History, 66(2): 286-296.
  • Banerji, ML and BB Thapa (1969) Orchids of Nepal Part 2, Journal of the Bombay Natural History, 66(3): 575-583.
1966 
  • Balakrbhnan, NP (1966) A new species of listera from Nepal (Orchidaceae), Blumea, 14(1): 237-239.

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