taxonID	type	description	language	source
03A4F829FF88FFA1ED8A294E5D00FE3B.taxon	materials_examined	TYPE: INDIA, West Bengal, Darjeeling Himalaya, District Kalimpong, Kalimpong Block I, Samalbong Gram Panchayat, Samalbong Busty, 27 º 00 ’ 59.61 ” N, 88 º 29 ’ 43.37 ” E, 1011 m, 13 October 2017, Rajendra Yonzone 1484 A (holotype: CAL!; 1484 B, isotype: CAL!; 1484 C, isotype: VICBOT!).	en	Yonzone, Rajendra (2025): Zeuxine yonzoneana sp. nov. (Orchidaceae: Spiranthoideae: Cranichideae: Goodyerinae): a new species from India. Phytotaxa 712 (2): 186-192, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.712.2.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.712.2.8
03A4F829FF88FFA1ED8A294E5D00FE3B.taxon	diagnosis	Diagnosis: Zeuxine yonzoneana is completely unmatchable with other species of Zeuxine but partially allied to Z. clandestina, however, it is quite distinct from this species in having non – withered leaves during anthesis, flowers slightly open, ovate-lanceolate lateral sepals; broadly elliptic petals with acute apex; lip unlobed, as long as sepals and petals; mesochile margin incurved inwards, epichile unlobed with entire margins; bracts attached with pedicellate ovary; flowering month September – October vs withered leaves, ovate-oblong shaped lateral sepals, oblong-falcate petals with sub-acute to obtuse apex; lip distinctly bilobed, white, longer than sepals and petals, serrated epichile margins; bracts reflexed downwards; flowering month February – April of the later. Flowering and fruiting: September – January. Habitat Ecology and available flora: The new species was found growing among leaf litter of Schima wallichii (DC.) Korth. (1842: 143), on slopes in undulate rocky sub-temperate region with associated plants of Bambusa nutans Wall. ex Munro, (1868: 92), and other surrounding herbaceous plants like Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch. (1797: 10), Dienia ophrydis (J. Koenig) Seidenf. (1997: 18), Habenaria dentata (Sw.) Schltr. (1919: 125), Agave americana L. (1753: 323), Ageratum conyzoides L. (1753: 839), Ageratina adenophora (Spreng.) R. M. King & H. Rob. (1970: 211), Nephrolepis cordifolia (L.) C. Presl. (1836: 79), Lantana camara L. (1753: 627), Chromolaena odorata (L.) R. M. King & H. Rob. (1970: 204), Melastoma malabathricum L. (1753: 390), Neyraudia reynaudiana (Kunth) Keng ex Hitchc (1934: 131), and Clerodendrum infortunatum L. (1753: 637).	en	Yonzone, Rajendra (2025): Zeuxine yonzoneana sp. nov. (Orchidaceae: Spiranthoideae: Cranichideae: Goodyerinae): a new species from India. Phytotaxa 712 (2): 186-192, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.712.2.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.712.2.8
03A4F829FF88FFA1ED8A294E5D00FE3B.taxon	distribution	Distribution: The new taxon is only known from Darjeeling Himalaya region of West Bengal, India. The species grows on ground in dry bamboo grooves surrounded by Imperata cylindrica at about 1000 m elevation. Additional specimens examined (paratype): INDIA, West Bengal, Darjeeling Himalaya, District Kalimpong, Samalbong Gram Panchayat, Samalbong Busty, 27 º 00 ’ 48.56 ” N, 88 º 30 ’ 36.47 ” E, 1030 m, 19 October 2020, Rajendra Yonzone 1497 A, 1497 B, 1497 C & 1497 D (paratype: CAL!; NBU!; TOSEHIM!).	en	Yonzone, Rajendra (2025): Zeuxine yonzoneana sp. nov. (Orchidaceae: Spiranthoideae: Cranichideae: Goodyerinae): a new species from India. Phytotaxa 712 (2): 186-192, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.712.2.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.712.2.8
03A4F829FF88FFA1ED8A294E5D00FE3B.taxon	etymology	Etymology: The specific epithet “ yonzoneana, ” refers to the ‘ Tamang’ Tribe community of Sub Tribe ‘ Yonzone’ of Samalbusty Busty, under Samalbong Gram Panchayat, Post Office Sinji BO - 734301, Kalimpong Development Block I, District Kalimpong, West Bengal, India. The new species was found in the area where the tribe lives. Taxonomic notes: The new species partially resemble to Zeuxine clandestina but unique and unmatchable taxonomic characters of new species are plant rhizomatous herb, 7.5 – 17.5 cm tall. Stem leafy, 6 – 11.5 cm tall. Leaves 4 - 8, fresh at flowering, 0.6 – 4.6 × 0.2 – 1.2 cm. Inflorescence terminal, raceme, laxly 5 - many flowered, peduncle 1.4 – 4.6 cm long, rachis 2.4 – 3.5 cm long. Floral bracts 0.6 – 1 cm long. Flowers 0.4 – 0.6 cm long; pedicelate ovary pubescent. Sepals compactly arranged. Lip 0.45 × 0.57 cm long, unlobed; hypochile, ca. 0.15 × 0.18 cm, saccate at base; mesochile linear; epichile unlobed. Natural population is sparse in the type locality. The difference in morphological characteristics between Zeuxine clandestina and Zeuxine yonzoneana are presented in Table 1.	en	Yonzone, Rajendra (2025): Zeuxine yonzoneana sp. nov. (Orchidaceae: Spiranthoideae: Cranichideae: Goodyerinae): a new species from India. Phytotaxa 712 (2): 186-192, DOI: 10.11646/phytotaxa.712.2.8, URL: https://doi.org/10.11646/phytotaxa.712.2.8
