Thrixspermum trichoglottis

Updated on Dec 13, 2024

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Kingdom Plantae Family Orchidaceae Tribe Vandeae Rank Species		Order Asparagales Subfamily Epidendroideae Subtribe Aeridinae

Scientific name Thrixspermum trichoglottis Similar Thrixspermum calceolus, Thrixspermum, Thrixspermum centipeda

Thrixspermum trichoglottis is a monopodial orchid in the subfamily Epidendroideae. It is widespread across the eastern Himalayas, Yunnan, Indochina, the Andaman & Nicobar Islands, Malaysia and western Indonesia.

Description

Morphologies that have been observed in Pasoh Forest Reserve, Malaysia:

pseudobulb absent

monopodial

leaf equally bi-lobulate (young leaves somehow unequal)

leaves 15 mm x 65 mm, thin and fleshy

stem sheathed with internode, 1 cm

stem mildly branched

rooting throughout, rhizome heavily branched

inflorescence 1-2 flowers, with a long bract about 10 cm long, scale like

lateral sepal unevenly rhomboid, 4 x 7 mm

dorsal sepal elliptic, 2 x 6 mm

lip 7 x 6 mm with only one lobe

pubescent at both face of the lobe, with fleshy acute tip

yellow-orange spots on the outer surfaces near the lip tip

column small, 3 x 4 mm

color dimmer than petals and sepals

pollinia white

References

Thrixspermum trichoglottis Wikipedia

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