Zeuxine lindleyana N.Rao

 
  • Family : ORCHIDACEAE
    (Orchid Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ORCHID FAMILY (ऑर्चिड फैमिली)
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Orchidaceae
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Zeuxine lindleyana T.Cooke
  • Habit : Herb
  • Comments / notes : Terrestrial
  • Key identification features : Erect, grass like herbs; Rhizomes vertical or subhorizontal; bracts hyaline. Stems pink, pinkish bracts towards base; Leaves linear, sheathing at base; Spikes 3-20 flowered; Flowers facing all sides, white, Lip ovate-Ianceolate, 3-nerved, sparsely gland dotted, concave, white with green tinge at base and pink tinge towards apex.
  • Flower, Fruit : January-February
  • Distribution :
    • Odisha : Ganjam district
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Kameng, Subansiri
  • Native : Bhutan, India, Nepal
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Bhutan, India, Nepal
  • Conservation Status : Not Evaluated (NE)
  • Literature :
    • H.O. Saxena & M. Brahmam, 1995- Flora of Orissa Vol. 3
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 167
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Zeuxine lindleyana. Downloaded on 12 December 2024.

India Distribution

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