| |
| Overview |
|
Megalaya's natural beauty is most conducive
for extended holidays with the hill station of Shillong continuing
to be a hot favourite. Three hundred varieties of orchids
are found in the state which is also rich in wildlife. Its'
two national parks are home to some rare species of flora
and fauna, and its' gentle hills are interspersed with rich
meadows and pine forests. Just 20 km from Shillong are The
Mawphlang Sacred Forest. From the Jaintia Hills, renowned
botanist Sir Joseph Hooker took the blue vanda (vanda coerulea)
to London's Kew Gardens. You will find the blue vanda, lady's
slipper, other rare orchid varieties and unique carnivorus
Pitcher Plant in the gardens of Shillong.
|
 |
| |
|
|