Zeuxine STRATEUMATICA Schlechter.
Synonym : | Adenostylis emarginata Blume Neottia strateumatica (L.) R.Br. Zeuxine procumbens Blume Zeuxine ro |
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Bangla Name : | Setguli |
English Name : | Shwet-huli. |
Family : | Orchidaceae |
Disease : | salep |
Description : | An erect, terrestrial, grassy, succulent herb, 5-25 cm high. Leaves 2.5-5 cm long, linear, acuminate, clasping. Flower in densely-flowered terminal racemes, 1.3-5 cm long, sepals unequal, greenish white, dorsal sepal longest, 5 mm long, petals greenish white, slightly shorter than the dorsal sepal, lip 3 mm long, hammer-headed, yellow. |
Distribution : | Chittagong in fallow lands. |
Chemical Constituents : | - |
Uses : | The tubers are used as salep. |
Habit : | Herb |