Orchidaceae · Zeuxine

Schlechter Soldier's Orchid

Zeuxine strateumatica

Also known as Centipede Grass Orchid

HerbMedicinal
Habit
Herb
Found in India
Maharashtra, West Bengal, Assam & more
Flowering
January-March

Plant Details

Scientific name
Zeuxine strateumatica
Genus
Zeuxine
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
Simple type leaf character
Type
Simple
Entire margin leaf character
Margin
Entire
Parallel venation leaf character
Venation
Parallel

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

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.

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Botanical family

Orchidaceae

Orchid family

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