Orchidaceae
Zeuxine

Zeuxine membranacea Lindl.

First published in Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 486 (1840)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Himalaya to China (Hong Kong) and Indo-China. It is a rhizomatous geophyte and grows primarily in the subtropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Assam, Bangladesh, Cambodia, China Southeast, East Himalaya, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Thailand, Vietnam, West Himalaya

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Averyanov, L.V. (2011). The orchids of Vietnam illustrated survey. Part 3. Subfamily Epidendroideae (primitive tribes - Neottieae, Vanilleae, Gastrodieae, Nervilieae). Turczaninowia 14(2): 15-100.
  • Bhandari, P. & al. (2016). Zeuxine membranacea (Orchidaceae_ - An addition to the orchid flora of Nepal. The Journal of Japanese Botany 91: 317-320.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Ormerod, P. & Sathish Kumar, C. (2008). Orchidaceous additions to the flora of Myanmar 2. Rheedea 18: 75-80.
  • Ormerod, P., Kurzweil, H. & Watthana, S. (2021). Annotated List of Orchidaceae for Myanmar. Phytotaxa 481: 1-262.
  • Pedersen, H.Æ., Kurzwell, H., Suddee, S. & Cribb, P.J. (2011). Flora of Thailand 12(1): 1-302. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Vij, S.P., Verma, J. & Kumar, C.S. (2013). Orchids of Himachal Pradesh: 1-275. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
  • Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009). Flora of China 25: 1-570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Bhandari, P. & al. (2016). Zeuxine membranacea (Orchidaceae_ - An addition to the orchid flora of Nepal. The Journal of Japanese Botany 91: 317-320.
  • Pedersen, H.Æ., Kurzwell, H., Suddee, S. & Cribb, P.J. (2011). Flora of Thailand 12(1): 1-302. The Forest Herbarium, National Park, Wildlife and Plant Conservation Department, Bangkok.
  • Vij, S.P., Verma, J. & Kumar, C.S. (2013). Orchids of Himachal Pradesh: 1-275. Bishen Singh Mahendra Pal Singh, Dehra Dun.
  • Wu, Z. & Hong, D. (eds.) (2009). Flora of China 25: 1-570. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
May 9, 2008 Kerr, A.F.G. [0149] Thailand K000596039 Yes
May 9, 2008 Kerr, A.F.G. [0206] Thailand K000596041 Yes
May 9, 2008 Kerr, A.F.G. [0206] Thailand K000596040 Yes
Griffith, W. [s.n.] India K000895712 Type Yes
Griffith, W. [16] Bhutan K000895711 Type Yes
Barretto, G. [176] Hong Kong K:SPC-36620.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 7391] Bangladesh Tripleura pallida K001127275 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 7391] Tripleura pallida K001127276 Unknown Type Material Yes
De Silva, F. [Cat. no. 7391] Tripleura pallida K001127277 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0