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Zeuxine gracilis
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Family:
ORCHIDACEAE
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Citation: Zeuxine gracilis (Breda) Blume, Fl. Java, n.s. 56, t.18,f.2. t.23D.1858; Abraham & Vatsala, Introd. Orchids 205. 1981; Manilal, Fl. Silent Valley 308. 1988; Vajr., Fl. Palghat Dist. 495. 1990; Sivar. & Mathew, Fl. Nilambur 701. 1997; Mohanan & Sivad., Fl. Agasthyamala 702. 2002; Sathish & Manilal, Orchid Memories 231. 2004; Ratheesh Narayanan, Fl. Stud. Wayanad Dist. 856. 2009.
Psychechilos gracile Breda., Gen. Sp. Orchid. & Asc. t. 9. 1827.
Zeuxine blatteri C.E.C. Fisch., Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1928: 76. 1928; Gamble, Fl. Pres. Madras 1456(1018). 1928.
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Description:
Slender terrestrial herbs. Rhizome creeping, rooting at nodes. Leaves 3-4, cauline, 2-4 x 1-1.5 cm, ovate-oblong, acute to obtuse at apex, round at base; petiole sheathing. Inflorescence terminal raceme, flowering to the upper part. Floral bracts 0.3-0.5 cm long, acuminate. Flowers 0.2-0.3 cm across, hardly opening. Sepals and petals 0.3-0.35 cm long. Lip 0.35-0.4 cm long; lateral lobes small, saccate; mid-lobe 2-fid, entire on margins. Pollinia 2. Pedicel and ovary 0.5-0.6 cm long. Capsule oblong, 0.8-1 x 0.2-0.3 cm.
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Habit:
Herb
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Flowering & Fruiting:
February-May
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District(s):
Wayanad, Malappuram, Palakkad, Thiruvananthapuram
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Medicinal:
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Habitat:
Moist deciduous forests
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Distribution:
India and Malesia
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Aquatic:
No
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Epiphyte(s):
No
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Saprophyte:
No
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Stem parasite:
No
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Root parasite:
No
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Flower colour(s):
White
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Weed:
No
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Monocot/Dicot:
Monocotyledonous Plants
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Exotic:
No
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Garden:
No
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Edible:
No
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Vegetable:
No
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Endemic to:
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IUCN status:
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Altitude:
1000-1800
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Localities:
Damsite, Pathenthode, Kunda hills, Pothumala, Nelliyampathy, Chemungi, Agasthymala peak
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