Zeuxine nervosa (Wall. ex Lindl.) Benth. ex Trimen

 
  • Family : ORCHIDACEAE
    (Orchid Family)
  • Family (Hindi name) : ORCHID FAMILY
  • Family (as per The APG System III) : Orchidaceae
  • Synonym(s) : Haplochilus nervosus (Wall. ex Lindl.) D.Dietr.; Heterozeuxine nervosa (Wall. ex Lindl.) T.Hashim.; Monochilus nervosus Wall. ex Lindl.; Adenostylis formosana (Rolfe) Hayata; Adenostylis zamboangensis Ames; Hetaeria nervosa Lindl. ex Wall.; Zeuxine assamica I.Barua & K.Barua; Zeuxine cognata Ohwi & T.Koyama; Zeuxine dhanikariana Maina, Lalitha & Sreek.; Zeuxine fluvida Fukuy.; Zeuxine formosana Rolfe; Zeuxine hengchuanense S.S.Ying; Zeuxine somae Tuyama; Zeuxine vittata Rolfe ex Downie; Zeuxine zamboangensis (Ames) Ames
  • Species Name (as per The IPNI) : Zeuxine nervosa (Wall. ex Lindl.) Benth. ex Trimen
  • Habit : Herb
  • Key identification features : Terrestrial herbs, 15-22 cm tall; Leaves 2-3, obliquely ovate- lanceolate, acute; Sepals green, petals white ; lobes of lip yellow.
  • Flower, Fruit : April
  • Distribution :
    • Sikkim : Sikkim
    • Arunachal Pradesh : Changlang (Namdapha National Park)
    • Meghalaya : Meghalaya
    • Assam : Assam
    • Nagaland : Nagaland
    • Mizoram : Mizoram
    • Andaman and Nicobar Islands : Andaman Islands
    • Manipur : Manipur
    • Tripura : Tripura
  • Native : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Exotic/Native : Native
  • World Distribution : Andaman Islands, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China, Bhutan, India, Laos, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, Philippines, Sri Lanka, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam
  • Literature :
    • Hajra, P. K., & Verma, D. M. (1996). Flora of Sikkim Vol. 1 (Monocotyledons). Botanical Survey of India. Pg.: 119-120
    • H J, Chowdhery, et al. Materials for Flora of Arunachal Pradesh. Volume 3, Botanical Survey of India, 2009. Pg.: 167-168
  • Read more :
  • Citation : Sankara Rao, K., Deepak Kumar (2024). India Flora Online. http://indiafloraonline-ces.iisc.ac.in/plants.php?name=Zeuxine nervosa. Downloaded on 4 October 2024.

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