A hilly strip in eastern India, one-third of the state is forested. Its mountain forests are distinct from the lowland tropical forests to the north and south. The wettest state in India, the Meghalaya subtropical forest ecoregion encompasses the state and it supports a vast floral and faunal biodiversity. The flora has a large variety of phanerophytes which include a variety of trees and shrubs, parasites, epiphytes and succulent plants. The state is rich in timber such as teak and sal woods and medicinal plants such as Cinchona and Taxus baccata. The most significant floras of Meghalaya are 325 different species of orchids. In addition small pockets of forest groves protected for religious purpose similar to Manipur are rich in rare plant and animal species.

1. NBPGR, Regional Station, Shillong
2. Forest Division – Khasi Hills, Lower Lacumiere – Shillong, Jaintia Hills Territorial Division, Jowai
3. State Medicinal Plant Board, Shillong
4. International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Ministry of Environment and Forests, Shillong