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Zeuxine strateumatica (L.) Schltr.

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Zeuxine strateumatica (L.) Schltr.
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🗒 Synonyms
synonymAdenostylis emarginata Blume
synonymAdenostylis integerrima Blume
synonymAdenostylis strateumatica (L.) Ames
synonymAdenostylis sulcata (Roxb.) Hayata
synonymNeottia strateumatica (L.) R.Br.
synonymOrchis strateumatica L.
synonymPterygodium sulcata Roxb.
synonymSpiranthes strateumatica (L.) Lindl.
synonymStrateuma zeylanica Raf.
synonymZeuxine bonii Gagnep.
synonymZeuxine bracteata Wight
synonymZeuxine brevifolia Wight
synonymZeuxine emarginata (Blume) Lindl.
synonymZeuxine integerrima (Blume) Lindl.
synonymZeuxine procumbens Blume
synonymZeuxine robusta Wight
synonymZeuxine rupicola Fukuy.
synonymZeuxine stenochila Schltr.
synonymZeuxine strateumatica var. laxiflora I.Barua
synonymZeuxine strateumatica var. rupicola (Fukuy.) S.S.Ying
synonymZeuxine sulcata (Roxb.) Lindl. ex Wight
synonymZeuxine wariana Schltr.
🗒 Common Names
English
  • Centipede Grass Orchid
  • Green-lip Zeuxine
  • Schlechter soldier's orchid
Other
  • Ground Orchid
  • Lawn Orchid
  • Soldier's Orchid
📚 Overview
Overview
Summary
Herb
Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
Contributors 
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Status UNDER_CREATION
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References 
    Brief
    Flowering class: Monocot Habit: Herb
    Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
    Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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    Status UNDER_CREATION
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    References 
      Diagnostic Keys
      Description
      Plants 5-25 cm, very variable in size. Stem creeping below, then erect, densely leafy throughout. Leaves sessile, linear-lanceolate. Inflorescence densely many-flowered, glabrous. Bracts lanceolate, diaphanous, exceeding flowers. Flowers white or pale rose. Sepals up to 5 mm long, the dorsal ovate, concave, laterals ovate-lanceolate; petals subequal in length, falcately-oblong. Labellum fleshy; saccate at base, inside with a tooth on each side and 2 parallel lamellae joining the mid-rib, in front transversely oval and yellow. Ovary fusiform-cylindric, sessile and glabrous.
      Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
      Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
      Contributors 
      Status UNDER_CREATION
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        📚 Natural History
        Cyclicity
        Flowering and fruiting: January-March
        Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
        Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
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        Status UNDER_CREATION
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          📚 Habitat and Distribution
          General Habitat

          Habitat

          Terrestrial
          Terrestrial
          Freshwater
          Freshwater
          Marshy areas, humus rich soil
          Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
          Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
          Contributors 
          Status UNDER_CREATION
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            Evergreen forests
            Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
            Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
            Contributors 
            Status UNDER_CREATION
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              Description
              Global Distribution

              India: North East India; Bangladesh, Bhutan, China, Japan, Nepal, Philippines, Taiwan, Thailand, Vietnam

              Indian Distribution

              Assam

              Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
              Attributions Dr. Chandra Barooah & Iftikher Ahmed (2014) Assam Science Technology and Environment Council.
              Contributors 
              Status UNDER_CREATION
              Licenses CC_BY
              References 
                Global Distribution

                India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Nepal, Myanmar, China and Thailand

                Indian distribution

                State - Kerala, District/s: Malappuram, Palakkad

                Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                Attributions Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi
                Contributors 
                Status UNDER_CREATION
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                  No Data
                  📚 Occurrence
                  No Data
                  📚 Uses and Management
                  Uses

                  System of Medicines Used In

                  Folk medicine
                  Folk medicine
                  System Of Medicines Used In

                  Folk medicine

                  FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=4469
                  Attributions FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants: http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=4469
                  Contributors 
                  Status UNDER_CREATION
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                    📚 Information Listing
                    References
                    1. Zeuxine bracteata Wight, Ic. t. 1724. 1851.
                    2. Zeuxine brevifolia Wight, Ic. t. 1725. 1851.
                    3. Orchis strateumatica L., Sp. Pl. 943. 1753.
                    4. Zeuxine robusta Wight, Ic. t. 1726. 1851.
                    5. Zeuxine strateumatica (L.) Schltr., Orch. Deutsch. N. Guin. 77. 1911; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1456(1018). 1928; Rao, Cons. Wild. Orch. Kodagu W. Ghats 230. 1998; Sathish & Manilal, Orchid Memories 231. 2004.
                    1. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=4469
                    Information Listing > References
                    1. Zeuxine bracteata Wight, Ic. t. 1724. 1851.
                    2. Zeuxine brevifolia Wight, Ic. t. 1725. 1851.
                    3. Orchis strateumatica L., Sp. Pl. 943. 1753.
                    4. Zeuxine robusta Wight, Ic. t. 1726. 1851.
                    5. Zeuxine strateumatica (L.) Schltr., Orch. Deutsch. N. Guin. 77. 1911; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1456(1018). 1928; Rao, Cons. Wild. Orch. Kodagu W. Ghats 230. 1998; Sathish & Manilal, Orchid Memories 231. 2004.
                    6. D K Ved, Suma Tagadur Sureshchandra, Vijay Barve, Vijay Srinivas, Sathya Sangeetha, K. Ravikumar, Kartikeyan R., Vaibhav Kulkarni, Ajith S. Kumar, S.N. Venugopal, B. S. Somashekhar, M.V. Sumanth, Noorunissa Begum, Sugandhi Rani, Surekha K.V., and Nikhil Desale. 2016. (envis.frlht.org / frlhtenvis.nic.in). FRLHT's ENVIS Centre on Medicinal Plants, Bengaluru. http://envis.frlht.org/plant_details.php?disp_id=4469

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                    📚 Meta data
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                    🐾 Taxonomy
                    RootRoot
                    KingdomPlantae
                    PhylumTracheophyta
                    ClassLiliopsida
                    OrderAsparagales
                    FamilyOrchidaceae
                    GenusZeuxine
                    SpeciesZeuxine strateumatica (L.) Schltr.
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