Schlechter Soldier's Orchid
Zeuxine strateumatica
Also known as Centipede Grass Orchid
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, West Bengal, Assam & more
- Flowering
- January-March
How to identify Schlechter Soldier's Orchid
Identify Schlechter Soldier's Orchid 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 leaf shape: Lanceolate.
- Confirm flower colour: White.
- Confirm flower arrangement: Panicle.
- In season, compare flowering and fruiting time: January-March.
- In India, compare location records such as Maharashtra, West Bengal, Assam, Uttarakhand and nearby regions.
- Confirm it sits within the Orchidaceae family pattern, then compare close relatives before deciding it is Schlechter Soldier's Orchid.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Zeuxine strateumatica
- Genus
- Zeuxine
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- Tropical Asia
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, China, Java, Myanmar, Philippines, Afghanistan, Pakistan
- Found in India
- Maharashtra, West Bengal, Assam, Uttarakhand, Himachal Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Punjab, Arunachal Pradesh, Rajasthan, Chhattisgarh, Gujarat, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Madhya Pradesh, Sikkim
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-March
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Leaf characters
- Leaf shape
- LanceolaterecordedLong and narrow, tapering to a point, like a lance head.“Leaves are linear or narrowly lanceolate, up to 9 cm long.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Characters marked “recorded” are for Schlechter Soldier's Orchid itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Whiterecorded
- Flower arrangement
- PaniclerecordedA branching cluster of clusters.“Flowers are borne in an erect panicle of as many as 50 flowers, each white with a yellow lip.” — Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Schlechter Soldier's Orchid itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Schlechter Soldier's Orchid
Schlechter soldier's Orchid (Zeuxine strateumatica) is a herb in the Orchidaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Maharashtra, West Bengal, Assam and 12 other states. It grows in evergreen forests. Flowering and fruiting run from January to March.
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Schlechter Soldier's Orchid belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
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