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Zeuxine strateumatica (L.) Schltr. 1911

Orchid ID: AR00713

Classification

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

Basic Details

Common Name: Lawn Orchid, Soldier Orchid.
Vernacular Name(s): Shwet-huli (Bengali).
Synonym(s): Adenostylis emarginata Blume; Adenostylis integerrima Blume; Adenostylis strateumatica (Linnaeus) Ames; Adenostylis sulcata (Roxburgh) Hayata; Zeuxine wariana Schlechter; Zeuxine tripleura Lindley; Zeuxine sulcata (Roxburgh) Lindley; .
Collection Site: Motijeel; Kimi; Saddle point
Collected By: Dr. A. N. Rao; DST
Informant(s):
Reference(s): Orchid Flora of Arunachal Pradesh H. J. Chowdhery 1998; IOSPE (Internet Orchid Species Photo Encyclopedia); Orchids of Arunachal Pradesh S. N. Hegde 1984; An Illustrated Guide to the Orchids of Bhutan Dhan Bahadur Gurung; goorchids.northamericaorchidcenter.org; www.flowersofindia.net; https://indiabiodiversity.org; www.efloras.org.

Ecology

Habit: Monopodial
Habitat: Terrestrial
Altitude: Min: 300 m Max: 1000 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: East Kameng, West Kameng
Location:
In Wild: Yes
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: 5-6 mm across
Flower Color: Greenish-white with pinkish tinge
Season of Flower: Winter

Uses

No Data

Tissue Culture Technique(s) Established

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Herbarium Details

Herbarium Number: DST, Motijeel, Collection No. 28270, 20/03/1996; A. N. Rao, Motijeel, Collection No. 28338, 20/03/1996, A. N. Rao, Motijeel, Collection No. 28339, 20/03/1996; A. N. Rao & DST, Kimi, Collection No. 30364, 18/11/1997, Saddle point, Collection No. 30381, 08/01/1998.
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