Zeuxine strateumatica, common names lawn orchid or soldier orchid, is a species of terrestrial orchids. It is widespread across much of Asia, including China, Japan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Iran, the Indian Subcontinent, Afghanistan, and Southeast Asia, as well as in New Guinea and in some of the islands of the Pacific.[1] It is naturalized in Saudi Arabia, Brazil, Tamaulipas (in northeastern Mexico), West Indies, Hawaii, California, and the southeastern United States from Texas to Georgia.[2][3][4][5][6]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Cranichideae |
| Genus: | Zeuxine |
| Species: | Z. strateumatica
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| Zeuxine strateumatica (Linnaeus) Schlechter
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Zeuxine strateumatica is a perennial herb up to 25 cm tall. Leaves are linear or narrowly lanceolate, up to 9 cm long. Flowers are borne in an erect panicle of as many as 50 flowers, each white with a yellow lip.[3]
In its natural habitat in Asia, Zeuxine strateumatica grows in grasslands, and along streambanks.[1] In places where it is introduced, it frequently grows in lawns and agricultural fields, and is thus considered a nuisance weed.[3]
References edit
- ^ a b c Flora of China, v 25 p 72, 线柱兰 xian zhu lan, Zeuxine strateumatica (Linnaeus) Schlechter
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ a b c Flora of North America, v 26 p 519, Lawn orchid, soldier orchid, Zeuxine strateumatica (Linnaeus) Schlechter
- ^ IUCN Red List of Threatened Species, Zeuxine strateumatica, least concern
- ^ Luiz Menini Neto, Marcelo Rodrigues Miranda, David Cruz. 2011. Zeuxine strateumatica (Orchidaceae) goes south: a first record for Brazil. Kew Bulletin 66(1):155-158.
- ^ Listada de Orquídeas Mexicanas, Zeuxine strateumatica, especie naturalizada en Tamaulipas
External links edit
Media related to Zeuxine strateumatica at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Zeuxine strateumatica at Wikispecies- Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants
- Dave's Garden
- Medicinal Plants of Bangladesh, Zeuxine strateumatica
- [https://dergipark.org.tr/en/download/article-file/1632826 Türkiye Florası İçin Yeni Bir Bitki Türü Kayıdı:
Zeuxine strateumatica (L.) Schltr. (Orchidaceae), Zeuxine strateumatica]