In-vitro Conservation of Phytochemically Enriched Orchids of Indian Western Himalayas

Orchids are identified for their beautiful ornamental flowers. These flowers exceptionally possess long extended vase life. Besides being floriculturally significant, they also find their description in the ancient Ayurvedic system of medicine for their therapeutic uses. These monocot herbaceous plants possess diverse bioactive chemical compounds such as terpenes, alkaloids, etc. that are responsible for their therapeutic value properties. The orchids are collected stealthily from their natural habitats indiscriminately and have become rare in the wild and their populations can be saved through in vitro conservation techniques. The present communication conveys conservation techniques used for saving orchid species from getting extinct.