Zeuxine exilis, commonly known as Ridley's jewel orchid[2] or the slender jewel orchid,[3] is a species of orchid that is endemic to Christmas Island where it grows in rainforest. It has three or four egg-shaped leaves and up to thirty small, dull reddish flowers crowded along a thin, hairy flowering stem. It was first recorded in 1904 but was not seen again until 2009.
^"Zeuxine exilis". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
^Green, Peter T.; Claussen, Jeff; O'Dowd, Dennis J. (2010). "Lost for a century:Rediscovery of the endemic Ridley's jewel orchid, Zeuxine exilis Ridl., on Christmas Island, Indian Ocean". The Gardens' Bulletin, Singapore. 61 (2): 319–326. Retrieved 6 September 2018.
^Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. p. 351. ISBN 978-1877069123.
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