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ZEUXINE Lindl.

A genus with 90–100 species in world; 19 species in India.

Distribution in India: Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala,bMadhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal.

I). Section Zeuxine Lindl.
[including sect. Euzeuxine, sect. Cionisaccus]

Species:

1. Zeuxine lindleyana A.N. Rao

Phenology: January–February; March–May.

Distribution in India: Arunachal Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Odisha, West Bengal; Endemic.

2. Zeuxine membranacea Lindl.

Phenology: November–January (–February).

Distribution in India: Assam, Bihar, West Bengal.

3. Zeuxine strateumatica (L.) Schltr.

Phenology: September–June.

Distribution in India: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar, Delhi, Gujarat, Himachal Pradesh, Jammu & Kashmir, Jharkhand, Karnataka, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh, Maharashtra, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Odisha, Punjab, Rajasthan, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, Uttarakhand, Uttar Pradesh, West Bengal.

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II) Section Psychechilos (Breda) Blume
[including sect. Lathrodus, sect. Monochilus]

Species:

4. Zeuxine affinis (Lindl.) Benth. ex Hook. f.

Phenology: September–May.

Distribution in India: Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Bihar, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Odisha; Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal.

5. Zeuxine agyokuana Fukuy.

Phenology: August–November.

Distribution in India: Meghalaya, West Bengal.

6. Zeuxine andamanica King & Pantl.

Phenology: January–April.

Distribution in India: Andaman & Nicobar Islands; Endemic.

7. Zeuxine chowdheryi Av. Bhattacharjee & Sabap.

Phenology: February–July.

Distribution in India: Tamil Nadu; Endemic.

8. Zeuxine clandestina Blume

Phenology: March–April, November–December.

Distribution in India: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam.

9. Zeuxine flava (Wall. ex Lindl.) Trimen

Phenology: January–September.

Distribution in India: Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Sikkim, Uttarakhand, West Bengal.

10. Zeuxine glandulosa King & Pantl.

Phenology: March–April.

Distribution in India: Arunachal Pradesh?, Assam, Sikkim, West Bengal.

11. Zeuxine goodyeroides Lindl.

Phenology: July–February.

Distribution in India: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim, West Bengal.

12. Zeuxine gracilis (Breda) Blume

Phenology: January–April; September–October.

Distribution in India: Arunachal Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Meghalaya, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal.

13. Zeuxine grandis Seidenf.

Phenology: January–May.

Distribution in India: Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Kerala, Odisha, Sikkim, Tamil Nadu, Uttarakhand.

14. Zeuxine longilabris (Lindl.) Trimen

Phenology: December–June.

Distribution in India: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Bihar/Jharkhand?, Karnataka, Kerala, Maharashtra, Odisha, Tamil Nadu, Tripura, West Bengal.

15. Zeuxine mooneyi S. Misra

Phenology: January - 

Distribution in India: Odisha; Endemic.

16. Zeuxine nervosa (Wall. ex Lindl.) Benth. ex Trimen

Phenology: November–June.

Distribution in India: Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, Odisha, Sikkim, West Bengal.

17. Zeuxine parvifolia (Ridl.) K. Schum. & Fedde 

Phenology: February–May.

Distribution in India: Assam

18. Zeuxine reflexa King & Pantl.

Phenology: February–May.

Distribution in India: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Sikkim, West Bengal.

19. Zeuxine rolfiana King & Pantl.

Phenology: March–April.

Distribution in India: Andaman & Nicobar Islands; Endemic.

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Zeuxine lindleyana
Zeuxine strateumatica
Zeuxine affinis
Zeuxine affinis
Zeuxine agyokuana
Zeuxine clandestina
Zeuxine flava
Zeuxine glandulosa
Zeuxine glandulosa
Zeuxine goodyeroides
Zeuxine grandis
Zeuxine longilabris
Zeuxine nervosa
Zeuxine reflexa
Zeuxine reflexa
Zeuxine rolfiana
Zeuxine rolfiana
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