Zeuxine

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Orchidoideae
Tribus: Cranichideae
Subtribus: Goodyerinae
Genus: Zeuxine

Overview of species (81)

Z. affinis – Z. africana – Z. agyokuana – Z. amboinensis – Z. andamanica – Z. arisanensis – Z. baliensis – Z. ballii – Z. bifalcifera – Z. blatteri – Z. boninensis – Z. bougainvilleana – Z. cambodiana – Z. chowdheryi – Z. clandestina – Z. cordata – Z. diversifolia – Z. elatior – Z. elmeri – Z. elongata – Z. erimae – Z. eryliae – Z. exilis – Z. flava – Z. fritzii – Z. gengmanensis – Z. gilgiana – Z. glandulosa – Z. goodyeroides – Z. gracilis – Z. integrilabella – Z. kantokeiensis – Z. kutaiensis – Z. lancifolia – Z. leucoptera – Z. leytensis – Z. lindleyana – Z. longilabris – Z. lunulata – Z. macrorhyncha – Z. madagascariensis – Z. marivelensis – Z. membranacea – Z. mindanaensis – Z. montana – Z. mooneyi – Z. nervosa – Z. niijimae – Z. oblonga – Z. odorata – Z. ovalifolia – Z. ovata – Z. palawensis – Z. palustris – Z. papillosa – Z. parvifolia – Z. petakensis – Z. philippinensis – Z. plantaginea – Z. pseudogracilis – Z. purpurascens – Z. reflexa – Z. regia – Z. reginasilvae – Z. rolfeana – Z. rupestris – Z. samoensis – Z. stammleri – Z. stenophylla – Z. strateumatica – Z. subquadrata – Z. tenuifolia – Z. tjiampeana – Z. tonkinensis – Z. triangula – Z. vietnamica – Z. violascens – Z. viridiflora – Z. weberi – Z. wenzelii – Z. yehii

Name

Zeuxine Lindl., Coll. Bot., App.: 1 (1826), nom. cons.

Type species: Zeuxine strateumatica (L.) Schltr., Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 45: 394 (1911).
Lectotype: Zeuxine strateumatica (L.) Schltr. (Orchis stratematica L.) designated by P.J. Cribb, Taxon, 48: 49 (1999).

Synonymy

Heterotypic
- Adenostylis Blume, Bijdr.: 414 (1825).
- Psychechilos Breda, Gen. Sp. Orchid. Asclep. 2: t. 9 (1829).
- Tripleura Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 19: t. 1618 (1833).
- Strateuma Raf., Fl. Tellur. 2: 89 (1837), nom. illeg.
- Monochilus Wall. ex Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 486 (1840).
- Haplochilus Endl., Ench. Bot.: 113 (1841).
- Heterozeuxine T.Hashim., Ann. Tsukuba Bot. Gard. 5: 21 (1986).
- Zeuxinella Aver. in Updated Checklist Orchids Vietnam: 96 (2003).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Africa
- West Tropical Africa
  - Benin, Ghana, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Liberia, Nigeria, Sierre Leone.
- West-Central Tropical Africa
  - Central African Republic, Cameroon, Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gulf of Guinea Islands, Zaïre.
- Northeast Tropical Africa
  - Ethiopia
- East Tropical Africa
  - Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda.
- South Tropical Africa
  - Angola, Malawi, Zambia, Zimbabwe.
- Southern Africa
  - Botswana, KwaZulu-Natal.
- Western Indian Ocean
  - Madagascar.
Asia-Temperate
- Middle Asia
  - Turkmenistan, Tadzhikistan, Uzbekistan.
- Western Asia
  - Afghanistan, Iran.
- China
  - China South-Central, Hainan, China Southeast.
- Eastern Asia
  - Japan, Nansei-shoto, Ogasawara-shoto, Taiwan.
Asia-Tropical
- Indian Subcontinent
  - Assam, Bangladesh, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, West Himalaya.
- Indo-China
  - Andaman Islands, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam.
- Malesia
  - Borneo, Jawa, Lesser Sunda Islands, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Christmas Isle.
- Papuasia
  - Bismarck Archipelago, New Guinea, Solomon Islands.
Australasia
- Australia
  - New South Wales, Northern Territory, Queensland.
Pacific
- Southwestern Pacific
  - Fiji, Niue, New Caledonia, Samoa, Tonga, Vanuatu.
- Northwestern Pacific
  - Caroline Islands, Marianas.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Lindley, J. 1825. Orchidearum Sceletos 9, 18.

Additional references

Alrich, P. & Higgins, W. 2011. Orchid genera lectotypes. Lankesteriana 11(1): 69–94. PDF Reference page.
Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2003. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 3: Orchidoideae (Part two); page 150 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850711-9

Links

'eFloras 2009. Zeuxine in Flora of China vol. 25 Orchidaceae --> pdf Zeuxine
Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2024. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Zeuxine. Accessed: 2024 Feb 23.
Govaerts, R. et al. 2024. Zeuxine in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Feb 23. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2024. Zeuxine. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2024. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2024 Feb 23. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2024. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Zeuxine. Accessed: 23 Feb 2024.
International Plant Names Index. 2024. Zeuxine. Published online. Accessed: 23 Feb 2024.
Tropicos.org 2024. Zeuxine. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Feb 2024.

Vernacular names

перем коми: Зевксина
коми: Зевксина
lietuvių: Dzeusija
മലയാളം: സ്യൂക്സിൻ
кырык мары: Зевксина
русский: Зевксина
удмурт: Зевксина
中文: 线柱兰属
中文（简体）: 线柱兰属