Zeuxine clandestina Blume

 
  • Family : ORCHIDACEAE
    (Orchid Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ORCHID FAMILY (ऑर्चिड फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Orchidaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Monochilus clandestinus (Blume) Miq.
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Zeuxine clandestina Blume
  • Habit : Herb
  • Habitat : Tropical evergreen forests
  • Comments / notes : Terrestrial
  • Key identification features : Erect terrestrial herbs; Leaves ovate-Ianceolate, acute; Scape erect, pubescent, few flowered; Flower green with white lip, Lip withsquarish apical lobes.
  • Flower, Fruit : March-April
  • Distribution :
    • Kerala : Kannur district, Palakkad district, Idukki district, Kollam district, Thiruvananthapuram district
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang (Namdapha National Park)
  • Native : Bhutan, India, Jawa, Malaya, Thailand
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bhutan, India, Jawa, Malaya, Thailand
  • Literature :
    • Sasidharan, N. 2011. Flowering plants of Kerala. DVD, V 2, KFRI.
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 166
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Zeuxine clandestina. Downloaded on 12 December 2024.

Habitat

India Distribution

World Distribution

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