Graceful Zeuxine
Zeuxine gracilis
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Meghalaya, Manipur & more
- Flowering
- February-May
How to identify Graceful Zeuxine
Identify Graceful Zeuxine by combining habit, leaf characters, flower or fruit details, location, and its family pattern. Do not rely on one feature alone.
- Look for a herb habit.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: February-May.
- In India, compare location records such as Karnataka, Meghalaya, Manipur, Maharashtra.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Graceful Zeuxine.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Zeuxine gracilis
- Genus
- Zeuxine
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Moist deciduous forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Bhutan, Malaysia, Java, Sumatra, Borneo
- Found in India
- Karnataka, Meghalaya, Manipur, Maharashtra
- Flowering & fruiting
- February-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Orchidaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Graceful Zeuxine itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Graceful Zeuxine
A member of the Orchidaceae family, Graceful Zeuxine (Zeuxine gracilis) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Karnataka, Meghalaya, Manipur and 1 other states. It grows in moist deciduous forests. Flowering and fruiting run from February to May.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Graceful Zeuxine belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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