The Northern Western Ghats are popularly known as the Sahyadri Mountains. It is a chain of mountains running about 750 km in length
parallel to the West Coast of Peninsular India from the river Tapi, South Gujarat to the Northern region of Karnataka till the Kali River. The
Northern Western Ghats is characteristic of having flat table top mountains and lateritic plateaus well known for their rich plant diversity
including orchids. Several exploration tours were conducted by Botanical Survey of India during 2012 to 2024 to study the family
Orchidaceae, in the different parts of the Northern Western Ghats (Goa, Maharashtra, and Karnataka) so as to assess the diversity and
status. The present study revealed that there are 109 species belonging to 37 genera. A total of 35 orchid species are reported to be
endemic to the Northern Western Ghats. The best represented genus was found as Habenaria with 21 species, followed by Dendrobium
(10 sp.), Oberonia (7 sp.), Eria (6 sp.), Eulophia and Peristylus (5 sp.) each. The study also identified five major habitats for orchids in
Northern Western Ghats. The highest species diversity was found in semi-evergreen forests, followed by moist deciduous forests and
lateritic plateaus.