Zeuxine STRATEUMATICA Schlechter.


Synonym : Adenostylis emarginata Blume
Neottia strateumatica (L.) R.Br.
Zeuxine procumbens Blume
Zeuxine ro
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