FZ.4. Zeuxine Lindl.

Description of the genus

Terrestrial herbs with creeping rhizomes. Stems erect, leafy. Inflorescence terminal, erect. Flowers small (petals 4-6 mm in ours), not opening widely. Petals fused to the dorsal sepal to form a hood. Lateral sepals free to the base. Lip saccate at base, bearing 2 calli.

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Species	Links to maps	FZ divisions	Content
ballii P.J. Cribb	Altitude Rainfall Geology	E
elongata Rolfe	Altitude Rainfall Geology	E

Other sources of information about Zeuxine:

ePIC (electronic Plant Information Center): Zeuxine
Flora Zambesiaca web site: Zeuxine
Google: Web - Images - Scholar
GRIN (Germplasm Resources Information Network) taxonomy for plants report for Zeuxine
IPNI (International Plant Names Index): Zeuxine
Kew Herbarium catalogue: Zeuxine
Kew Monocotyledon checklist: Zeuxine

Copyright: Mark Hyde, Bart Wursten and Petra Ballings, 2002-13

Hyde, M.A., Wursten, B.T. & Ballings, P. (2013). Flora of Zimbabwe: Genus page: Zeuxine.
http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/genus.php?genus_id=404, retrieved 18 May 2013

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