Abstract

• The present work is concerned with the study on wild orchids of natural habitat in Yee Aye Reserved Forest in Kalaw Township. The Yee Aye Reserved Forest is situated in Kalaw Township of Taunggyi District and also the southern west part and 5.5 miles distance from Kalaw city. In this recent study 6 genera and 11 species were recorded from study area. The Yee Aye Hill wetland located in the centre of Yee Aye Reserved Forest. Most of the wild orchids were collected around the area of this Hill wetland. Epiphytic genera namely Bulbophyllum, Coelogene, Dendrobium, panisea, Luisia and Vanda were collected. Photographs have been taken to record habits of orchids in nature. The collected specimens were classified, identified and described with colour photographs of their natural habitats and inflorescence. The morphological characters have been emphasized and artificial keys from the tribe to the species have been constructed and GPS location system.