Q. Which among the following plant has been prohibited from cultivation and planting in India via the Willd Life protection Act?
Answer: Ladies slipper orchids (Paphiopedilum spp. )
Notes: The lady's slipper orchids are extremely rare in the Himalayas at present. It used to be found abundantly. The cultivation and planting of lady's slipper orchids in India are prohibited by the Willd Life protection Act. Schedule VI of this act contains the plants, which are prohibited from cultivation and planting. Some of these plants are as follows

• Beddomes’ cycad (Cycas beddomei)
• Blue Vanda (Vanda soerulec)
• Kuth (Saussurea lappa)
• Ladies slipper orchids (Paphiopedilum spp.)
• Pitcher plant (Nepenthes khasiana)
• Red Vanda (Rananthera inschootiana)