Orchidaceae

Zeuxine Lindl.

First published in Coll. Bot., App.: 1 (1826), nom. cons.
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is Tropical Africa to Central Asia and W. Pacific.

Distribution

Native to:

Afghanistan, Andaman Is., Angola, Assam, Bangladesh, Benin, Bismarck Archipelago, Borneo, Botswana, Cambodia, Cameroon, Caroline Is., Central African Republic, China South-Central, China Southeast, Christmas I., Congo, East Himalaya, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Fiji, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Gulf of Guinea Is., Hainan, India, Iran, Ivory Coast, Japan, Jawa, Kazan-retto, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal, Laos, Lesser Sunda Is., Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaya, Maluku, Marianas, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto, Nepal, New Caledonia, New Guinea, New South Wales, Nigeria, Niue, Northern Territory, Pakistan, Philippines, Queensland, Samoa, Sierra Leone, Solomon Is., Sri Lanka, Sulawesi, Sumatera, Tadzhikistan, Taiwan, Tanzania, Thailand, Tibet, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Vietnam, West Himalaya, Zambia, Zaïre, Zimbabwe

Extinct in:

Ogasawara-shoto

Introduced into:

Alabama, Bahamas, Bermuda, Brazil Southeast, California, Cuba, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Jamaica, Louisiana, Mississippi, Puerto Rico, Saudi Arabia, Texas, Turkey

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Accepted Species

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3: 1-358. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

Flora of West Tropical Africa

  • Collect. Bot. App. (1825)
  • F.T.A. 7: 180. Nom. cons.

Flora Zambesiaca

  • Coll. Bot., Append.: [1] (1826), as "Zeuxina"
  • corr. Roeper in Linnaea 2: 528 (1827), orth. et nom. conserv.

Flora of Tropical East Africa

  • Coll. Bot., App. No. 18 (1826 or ? 1825)
  • Orch. Scel.: 9 (1826), as “ Zeuxina ”
  • corr. Roeper in Linnaea 2: 528 (1827), orth. et nom. conserv.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Sep 5, 2014 Smith, E. [578] K000970078 Yes
Sep 3, 2014 Lamb, A. [AL 1208 A/ 90] Borneo K000970073 Yes
Sep 1, 2014 Ridley, H.N. [s.n.] K000970086 Yes
May 9, 2008 Kerr, A.F.G. [0899] Thailand K000596043 Yes
May 9, 2008 Cumberlege [1074] Thailand K:SPC-27470.000 No
May 9, 2008 Kerr, A.F.G. [294] Thailand K000596034 Type Yes
May 9, 2008 Kerr, A.F.G. [0781A] Thailand K000596037 Yes
May 9, 2008 Kerr, A.F.G. [0781A] Thailand K000596038 Yes
Mar 1, 1978 Kerr, A.F.G. [0196] Thailand K000596036 Yes
Jun 1, 1968 Kerr, A.F.G. [s.n.] Thailand K000596035 Yes
Kerr, A.F.G. [0301] Thailand K000596044 Yes
Dennis, G. [2289] Solomon Islands K:SPC-28893.000 No
Dickson, M. [MD225] Indonesia K:SPC-57900.000 No
Barnes, E. [1843] India K:SPC-09710.000 No
Argent, G. [867] Malaysia K:SPC-40471.000 No
Cribb, P.; Dennis, G.; Campbell, J. [5023] Solomon Islands K:SPC-48681.000 No
Ballard, F. Sri Lanka K:SPC-29777.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 7392] K001127279 Unknown Type Material Yes
Kerr, A.D. [1613] Laos K:SPC-28522.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 7392] K001127278 Unknown Type Material Yes
Dickson, M.; Edwards, I. [MD216] Indonesia K:SPC-62275.000 No
Barnes, E. [1843] India K:SPC-18665.000 No
Menzies, D.; Dupuy, D. [48] Thailand K:SPC-47448.000 No
s.coll. [Cat. no. 7392] K001127280 Unknown Type Material Yes
Menzies, D.; Du Puy, D. [49] Thailand K:SPC-47325.000 No
Comber, H.F. [4154] Malaysia K:SPC-30917.000 No
Kerr, A.D. [2578B] Laos K:SPC-32319.000 No

Sources

  • Flora Zambesiaca

    • Flora Zambesiaca
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of Tropical East Africa

    • Flora of Tropical East Africa
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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 2025. 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