''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are

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to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea,

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. They have relatively narrow, dark green leaves and small, dull-coloured

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flowers with the dorsal sepal and

petal Petals are modified Leaf, leaves that surround the reproductive parts of flowers. They are often advertising coloration, brightly colored or unusually shaped to attract pollinators. All of the petals of a flower are collectively known as the ''c ...

s overlapping to form a hood over the

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. The labellum has a pouched base and its tip has two lobes.

Description

Orchids in the genus ''Zeuxine'' are terrestrial, perennial, deciduous, sympodial

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with a fleshy, creeping, above-ground

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anchored by wiry roots. The leaves are thinly textured and stalked, arranged in a rosette at the base of the flowering stem or scattered along it. Small, resupinate dull-coloured flowers are often crowded along the short flowering stem which usually has protruding

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s. The dorsal sepal and petals overlap, forming a hood over the column. The lateral sepals overlap the base of the labellum which is usually white, has a pouched base and a number of stalkless glands. The column is short with two stigmas.

Taxonomy and naming

The genus ''Zeuxine'' was first formally described in 1826 by

John Lindley John Lindley FRS (5 February 1799 – 1 November 1865) was an English botanist, gardener and orchidologist. Early years Born in Catton, near Norwich, England, John Lindley was one of four children of George and Mary Lindley. George Lindley w ...

who gave it the name ''Zeuxina'' but ''Zeuxine'' is the

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The description was published in the appendix of ''Collectanea Botanica''. The name ''Zeuxine'' is derived from the Latin word ''zeuxis'' meaning "joining" or "yoking" in apparent reference to either the partly fused column or to the pollinia.

Distribution and habitat

Plants in the genus ''Zeuxine'' usually grow in dark, moist forests where the humidity is always high or near swamps and seepage areas. They occur in tropical regions between Africa and Asia, in Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. Fourteen species are endemic to China and ten in Taiwan. '' Zeuxine strateumatica'' is

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on the

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and in the south-eastern United States.

List of species

The following is a list of species of ''Zeuxine'' recognised by the '' World Checklist of Selected Plant Families'' as at August 2018: *''

Zeuxine affinis ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' (Lindl.) Benth. ex Hook.f. *''

Zeuxine africana ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' Rchb.f. *''

Zeuxine agyokuana ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' Fukuy. *''

Zeuxine amboinensis ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' (J.J.Sm.) J.J.Sm. *''

Zeuxine andamanica ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' King & Pantl. *''

Zeuxine arisanensis ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' Hayata *'' Zeuxine baliensis'' J.J.Sm. *''

Zeuxine ballii ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' P.J.Cribb *''

Zeuxine bifalcifera ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' J.J.Sm. *''

Zeuxine blatteri ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' C.E.C.Fisch. *''

Zeuxine bougainvilleana ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' Ormerod *''

Zeuxine chowdheryi ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are Indigenous (ecology), native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some ...

'' Av.Bhattacharjee & Sabap. *''

Zeuxine clandestina ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Island ...

'' Blume *''

Zeuxine cordata ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Island ...

'' (Lindl.) Ormerod *''

Zeuxine curvata ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are Indigenous (ecology), native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some ...

'' Schltr. *''

Zeuxine diversifolia ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' Ormerod *''

Zeuxine elatior ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' Schltr. *''

Zeuxine elmeri ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Island ...

'' (Ames) Ames *''

Zeuxine elongata ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are Indigenous (ecology), native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some ...

'' Rolfe *''

Zeuxine erimae ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are Indigenous (ecology), native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some ...

'' Schltr. in K.M.Schumann & C.A.G.Lauterbach *''

Zeuxine exilis ''Zeuxine exilis'', commonly known as Ridley's jewel orchid or the slender jewel orchid, is a species of orchid that is Endemism, endemic to Christmas Island where it grows in rainforest. It has three or four egg-shaped leaves and up to thirty sm ...

'' Ridl. *''

Zeuxine flava ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' (Wall. ex Lindl.) Trimen *''

Zeuxine fritzii ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' Schltr. *''

Zeuxine gengmanensis ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' (K.Y.Lang) Ormerod *''

Zeuxine gilgiana ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' Kraenzl. & Schltr. *''

Zeuxine glandulosa ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are Indigenous (ecology), native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some ...

'' King & Pantl. *''

Zeuxine goodyeroides ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' Lindl. *''

Zeuxine gracilis ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Island ...

'' (Breda) Blume *''

Zeuxine integrilabella ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Island ...

'' C.S.Leou *''

Zeuxine kantokeiensis ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' Tatew. & Masam. *''

Zeuxine kutaiensis ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Island ...

'' J.J.Sm. *''

Zeuxine lancifolia ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' (Ames) Ormerod *''

Zeuxine leucoptera ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Island ...

'' Schltr. *''

Zeuxine leytensis ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' (Ames) Ames *'' Zeuxine lindleyana'' T.Cooke *''

Zeuxine longilabris ''Zeuxine longilabris'' is a terrestrial orchid species belonging to the family Orchidaceae Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful ...

'' (Lindl.) Trimen *''

Zeuxine lunulata ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' P.J.Cribb & J.Bowden *''

Zeuxine macrorhyncha ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' Schltr. *''

Zeuxine madagascariensis ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' Schltr. *''

Zeuxine marivelensis ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Island ...

'' (Ames) Ames *''

Zeuxine membranacea ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' Lindl. *''

Zeuxine mindanaensis ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Island ...

'' (Ames) Ormerod *''

Zeuxine montana ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' Schltr. in K.M.Schumann & C.A.G.Lauterbach *''

Zeuxine mooneyi ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Island ...

'' S.Misra *''

Zeuxine nervosa ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' (Wall. ex Lindl.) Benth. ex Trimen *''

Zeuxine niijimai ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Island ...

'' Tatew. & Masam. *''

Zeuxine oblonga ''Zeuxine oblonga '', commonly known as the common jewel orchid is a species of orchid that is endemic to northern Australia. It has up to seven narrow egg-shaped leaves and up to thirty small green and white flowers crowded along a fleshy, hai ...

'' R.S.Rogers & C.T.White *''

Zeuxine odorata ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' Fukuy. *''

Zeuxine ovalifolia ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' L.Li & S.J.Li *''

Zeuxine ovata ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' (Gaudich.) Garay & W.Kittr. *''

Zeuxine palawensis ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' Tuyama *''

Zeuxine palustris ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' Ridl. *''

Zeuxine papillosa ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' Carr *''

Zeuxine parvifolia ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' (Ridl.) Seidenf. *''

Zeuxine petakensis ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are Indigenous (ecology), native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some ...

'' J.J.Sm. *'' Zeuxine philippinensis'' (Ames) Ames *''

Zeuxine plantaginea ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Island ...

'' (Rchb.f.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Drake *''

Zeuxine purpurascens ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' Blume *''

Zeuxine reflexa ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' King & Pantl. *''

Zeuxine regia ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Island ...

'' (Lindl.) Trimen *''

Zeuxine reginasilvae ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' Ormerod *''

Zeuxine rolfiana ''Zeuxine rolfeana'' is a deciduous terrestrial orchid belonging to the subfamily Orchidoideae. It is found in South Andaman Island South Andaman Island is the southernmost island of the Great Andaman and is home to the majority of the popula ...

'' King & Pantl. *''

Zeuxine rupestris ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' Ridl. *''

Zeuxine samoensis ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Island ...

'' Schltr. *''

Zeuxine stammleri ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' Schltr. *''

Zeuxine stenophylla ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' (Rchb.f.) Benth. & Hook.f. ex Drake *'' Zeuxine strateumatica'' (L.) Schltr. *''

Zeuxine tenuifolia ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' Tuyama *''

Zeuxine tjiampeana ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' J.J.Sm. *''

Zeuxine tonkinensis ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Island ...

'' Gagnep. *''

Zeuxine triangula ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' J.J.Sm. *''

Zeuxine vietnamica ''Zeuxine vietnamica'' is a species of terrestrial orchids spreading by means of underground rhizomes In botany and dendrology, a rhizome (; , ) is a modified subterranean plant stem that sends out roots and shoots from its nodes. Rhizomes ...

'' Aver. *''

Zeuxine violascens ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Island ...

'' Ridl. *''

Zeuxine viridiflora ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' (J.J.Sm.) Schltr. **''

'' var. ''latifolia'' J.J.Sm. **''

'' var. ''viridiflora''. *''

Zeuxine weberi ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' (Ames) Ames *''

Zeuxine wenzelii ''Zeuxine'', commonly known as verdant jewel orchids, is a genus of about eighty species of orchids in the tribe Cranichideae. They are native to parts of tropical Africa, Asia, Southeast Asia, New Guinea, Australia and some Pacific Islands. They ...

'' (Ames) Ormerod

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