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Zeuxine nervosa (Wall. ex Lindl.) Benth. ex Clark. 1885

Orchid ID: AR00711

Classification

Family: Orchidaceae
Sub-Family: Spiranthoideae
Tribe: Goodyereae
Sub-Tribe: Cheirostylidinae
Genus: Zeuxine
Species: nervosa
Variety:

Basic Details

Common Name: The Nerved Zeuxine.
Vernacular Name(s): In China Fang Xiang Xian Zhu Lan.
Synonym(s): Adenostylis formosana (Rolfe) Hayata 1917; Adenostylis zamboangensis Ames 1923; Haplochilus nervosus (Wall. ex Lindl.) D. Dietr. 1852; Hetaeria nervosa Lindl. ex Wall. 1832; Heterozeuxine nervosa (Wall. ex Lindl.) T. Hashim. 1986; Monochilus nervosus Wall. ex Lindl. 1840; Zeuxine assamica I. Barua & K. Barua 1997; Zeuxine cognata Ohwi & T. Koyama 1957; Zeuxine fluvida Fukuy 1933; Zeuxine formosana Rolfe 1895; Zeuxine hengchuanense S. S. Ying 1977; Zeuxine somai Tuyama 1936; Zeuxine vittata Rolfe ex Downie 1925; Zeuxine zamboangensis (Ames) Ames 1938.
Collection Site: Tipi campus
Collected By: Dr. S. N. Hegde; RSI
Informant(s):
Reference(s): IOSPE (Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia); Terrestrial Orchids Naresh Swami; Orchids of Arunachal Pradesh S. N. Hegde 1984; www.efloras.org; https://indiabiodiversity.org; www.theplantlist.org; https://biodiversity.bt; https://www.researchgate.net.

Ecology

Habit: Monopodial
Habitat: Terrestrial
Altitude: Min: 548 m Max: 792 m
Latitude: From 0° 0' 0" N To 0° 0' 0" N
Longitude: From 0° 0' 0" E To 0° 0' 0" E
Flowering Period Start: JANUARY
Flowering Period End: MARCH
Host Plant:
Geographical Area:
Cosmopolitian Distribution:
In India: Yes
In world: Yes

Germplasm Availability

State: Arunachal Pradesh
Districts: No Data
Location:
In Wild: No
In Orchidarium (Name of Orchidariums):
No Data

Distribution

Forest Type: Tropical forest
Distributed Forest Area:

Salient Morphology

Stem: No Data
Rhizome: No Data
Inflorescence: Raceme
Flower Size: 8-9 mm across
Flower Color: White
Season of Flower: Winter

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: S. N. Hegde, Tipi campus, Collection No. 6500, 02/02/1983, Collection No. 6496- A, 02/02/1983, Collection No. 3496-B, 022/1983, Collection No. 6496-C, 6496, 02/02/1983; RSI, Tipi capmus, Collection No. 18598, 25/02/1985, Collection No. 18598, 25/02/1985, Collection No. 18547, 25/02/1985.
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