Zeuxine rolfeana is a deciduous terrestrial orchid belonging to the subfamily Orchidoideae. It is found in South Andaman Island.[2] Its name is also spelt Zeuxine rolfiana.
| Zeuxine rolfeana | |
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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 |
| Subtribe: | Goodyerinae |
| Genus: | Zeuxine |
| Species: | Z. rolfeana
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| Binomial name | |
| Zeuxine rolfeana King & Pantl.
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Description
editThe plant is 15 to 18 in (40 to 50 cm) tall, with three or four basal leaves, 1.75 to 3 in (45 to 75 mm) long and up to 1.2 in (30 mm) wide. The plant also has three or four well separated bracts. The inflorescence is a spike 2 to 3 in (5 to 8 cm) long with numerous flowers about 0.2 in (5 mm) across. The lateral petals are the same length as the sepals. The lip is longer than the sepals and lateral petals and ends in a pouch or sac. The column is short and broad with a pointed apex.[3]: 599
Taxonomy
editZeuxine rolfeana was first described by George King and Robert Pantling in 1897.[2] The publication uses the spelling rolfiana,[3]: 599 although in the introduction to their paper they thank R. A. Rolfe,[3]: 578 and under Art. 60.8(c) of the International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants,[4] an epithet formed from his name would be expected to have the construction rolfe + ana, which is the spelling published earlier in the paper for the species Oberon rolfeana.[3]: 581 As of December 2023[update], Plants of the World Online used the spelling rolfeana,[2] whereas Tropicos used the spelling rolfiana.[5]
References
edit- ^ Bhattacharjee, A. (2016). "Zeuxine rolfiana". The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 2016. IUCN: e.T72010421A72010424. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2016-1.RLTS.T72010421A72010424.en. Retrieved 23 December 2017.
- ^ a b c "Zeuxine rolfeana King & Pantl." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ a b c d King, G. & Pantling, R. (1897). "New Indo-Malayan Orchids". Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bengal. 66 (II) (3): 578–605. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ Turland, N.J.; et al., eds. (2018). "Article 60". International Code of Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Shenzhen Code) adopted by the Nineteenth International Botanical Congress Shenzhen, China, July 2017 (electronic ed.). Glashütten: International Association for Plant Taxonomy. Retrieved 2023-12-15.
- ^ "Zeuxine rolfiana King & Pantl". Tropicos. Missouri Botanical Garden. Retrieved 2023-12-15.