Long-Lipped Zeuxine
Zeuxine longilabris
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Assam & more
- Flowering
- December-May
How to identify Long-Lipped Zeuxine
Identify Long-Lipped 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: December-May.
- In India, compare location records such as Kerala, Karnataka, Assam, Tamil Nadu and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Long-Lipped Zeuxine.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Zeuxine longilabris
- Genus
- Zeuxine
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen, shola and semi-Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, Thailand, Cambodia
- Found in India
- Kerala, Karnataka, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra, Arunachal Pradesh
- Flowering & fruiting
- December-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 Long-Lipped Zeuxine itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
Local Names
- Malayalam
- തുമ്പപ്പൂ ഓർക്കിഡ്
About Long-Lipped Zeuxine
A member of the Orchidaceae family, Long-Lipped Zeuxine (Zeuxine longilabris) is a herb. In India it has been recorded in Kerala, Karnataka, Assam and 3 other states. It grows in evergreen, shola and semi-Evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from December to May.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Long-Lipped Zeuxine belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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