Nahar phoole nuhuai, kapau phoole huaba-the fragrant 20 inch long orchid with a tinge of delicate purple shade has immense import not only in the cultural front of Assamese society. The gorgeous flower also has an all pervasive impact in the psyche of the population. An entity that embodies the existence of an entire community, this orchid popular as Kapau phool in the State however has started taking the beating from the community itself that has been nurturing it so far. In view of the fact that the number in the population of this orchid has come down drastically over the last couple of years in the State, Gauhati University has for the first time in the region undertaken a project for the conservation of the Kapau phool. This project for the