The paper includes all the monopodial orchid species i.e. 250 species (including 3 varieties) belonging to 43 genera, which have so far been recorded from India; these are tabulated with zonal-wise distribution. Amongst them, Luisia is the largest genus with 24 species followed by Thrixspermum (22), Vanda (21), Gastrochilus (20), Cleisostoma (18), and Phalaenopsis (17). Out of 250 monopodial species, 134 new species have been described from India. Out of them, 92 species are considered valid and 42 are reduced to synonyms. Further, amongst the 92 valid species, 38 are transferred to other genera, as new combinations. There are as many as 10 genera which are represented by only one species, in the country.