Schlechter soldier's Orchid
Zeuxine strateumatica
Also known as Centipede Grass Orchid
About Schlechter soldier's Orchid
Zeuxine strateumatica, common names lawn orchid or soldier orchid, is a species of terrestrial orchids. It is widespread across much of Asia, including China, Japan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Iran, the Indian subcontinent, Afghanistan, and Southeast Asia, as well as in New Guinea and in some of the islands of the Pacific. It is naturalized in Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Tamaulipas (in northeastern Mexico), West Indies, Hawaii, California, and the southeastern United States from Texas to Georgia. Zeuxine strateumatica is a perennial herb up to 25 cm tall. Leaves are linear or narrowly lanceolate, up to 9 cm long. Flowers are borne in an erect panicle of as many as 50 flowers, each white with a yellow lip.
Description adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Zeuxine strateumatica
- Genus
- Zeuxine
- Family
- ORCHIDACEAE
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen forests
- Native to
- Tropical Asia
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka, China, Java, Myanmar, Philippines, Afghanistan, Pakistan
- Flowering & fruiting
- January-March
- Conservation status
- Least Concern (LC)
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Schlechter soldier's Orchid belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
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