Zeuxine affinis (Lindl.) Benth. ex Hook.f. (syn: Hetaeria mollis Lindl.; Monochilus affinis Lindl.; Zeuxine grandis Seidenf.; Zeuxine seidenfadenii Deva & H.B.Naithani; Zeuxine sutepensis Rolfe ex Downie); . Andaman Is.; Assam; Bangladesh; China South-Central; China Southeast; East Himalaya; Hainan; India; Laos; Malaya; Myanmar; Nansei-shoto; Nepal; Taiwan; Thailand; Vietnam; West Himalaya as per Catalogue of Life; . Terrestrial herb, 20-30 cm tall, with a creeping rhziome, 10-15 cm long. Leaves 3-4.5 x 1-1.5 cm, ovate or elliptic, acute, with sheathing base. Flowers white, 2 x 1 cm, in about 15-25 cm long lax raceme including 10-18 cm long, hairy peduncle. Bracts 6 x 1.5 mm, ovate, acuminate, pubescent outer. Dorsal sepals and petals connated, sepals hairy dorsally. Dorsal sepal, 6 x 5 mm, ovate obtuse; lateral sepals 6 x 5mm, elliptic, obtuse. Petals 6-6.5 x 2.5 mm, falcate, oblong, obtuse. Lip 11 x 10 mm, saccate at base, with two cylindrical acute glands; epichile, 2 lobulate, lobules each 7 x 3.5-4 mm, obconical, truncate, wavy along margins. Column 5 x 2.5 mm; anther dorsal. Flowering and fruiting: March-April Semi-evergreen and evergreen forests, also in grasslands (attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi from India Biodiversity Portal) .
Zeuxine affinis (Lindl.) Benth. ex Hook. : 9 posts by 4 authors. Attachments (9)- around 650 kb each. Location: Suryabinayak, Bhaktapur Date: 28 April 2019 Elevation: 1508 m. Habit : Wild My first Zeuxine !! And hope a new entry to the efi ! Looks like affinis, but cant be confirmed without dissecting.        Is it ok …? Attachments (7) – around 500 kb each. Yes this is great. This is affinis. agree with … though i am not an orchid expert but as a citizen scientist botany enthusiast what i have learned is this, in MANY CASES dissection and careful study of components is a must before a species level diagnosis can be claimed. that is the case here. so classify as suggested by …    Fresh leaves coming up! 7 June 2019. Attachments (3) – around 700 kb each. Not sure.
    Location: Kathmamdu, Nepal Date: 01 April 2020 Elevation: 1300 m. Habit: Wild Very interesting. Does look like Zeuxine affinis. My friends and I merged Zeuxine seidenfadenii under Z. affinis. .
Location: Kapase, Surkhet, Nepal Altitude: 900m. Date: 02 April 2022 Habit : Wild .
Location: Suryavinayak, Bhaktapur, Nepal Date: 02 March 2023 Elevation: 1603 m. Habit : Wild Not easy to confirm without flowers. Just a guess. I shall try for the flowering !
Some comments on the FB page ! Yes earlier known as Zeuxine seidenfadenii we merged it under Zeuxine affinis.
Location: Suryavinayak, Bhaktapur, Nepal Date: 17 April 2023 Elevation: 1536 m. Habit : Wild
Very nice !! Zeuxine affinis!
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Zeuxine affinis
Updated on December 24, 2024