Trichoglottis

Trichoglottis
Trichoglottis rigida
1883 illustration[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Aeridinae
Alliance: Trichoglottis
Genus: Trichoglottis
Blume
Type species
Trichoglottis retusa
Blume
Selected Species
  • Trichoglottis amesiana
  • Trichoglottis australiensis
  • Trichoglottis atropurpurea
  • Trichoglottis bataanensis
  • Trichoglottis breviracema
  • Trichoglottis dawsoniana
  • Trichoglottis fasciata
  • Trichoglottis guibertii
  • Trichoglottis intermedia
  • Trichoglottis ionosma
  • Trichoglottis joyceana
  • Trichoglottis lissochiloides
  • Trichoglottis loheriana
  • Trichoglottis luzonensis
  • Trichoglottis mindanensis
  • Trichoglottis misera
  • Trichoglottis pantherina
  • Trichoglottis papuana
  • Trichoglottis philippinensis
    • Trichoglottis philippinensis var. radiatum
  • Trichoglottis pusilla
  • Trichoglottis retusa
  • Trichoglottis rosea
  • Trichoglottis sagarikii
  • Trichoglottis wenzellii
Synonyms[2]
Trichoglottis australiensis by Lewis Roberts.

Trichoglottis, abbreviated Trgl in horticultural trade, is a genus of plant in family Orchidaceae. It contains about 60 species found mostly in Southeast Asia (Indochina, Indonesia, Philippines, etc.) with a few species in China, the Indian Subcontinent, and various islands of the Pacific and Indian Oceans.[2][3][4]

Trichoglottis brachiata Ames

The Bracteate Trichoglottis is an epiphytic species is from the Philippines which grows in warm or hot weather from sea level all the way to an elevation of 300 meters. It can grow from small to large in size and in the spring and summer it usually produces 1-2 fragrant flowers per shoot.

References

  1. ↑ Francisco Manuel Blanco (O.S.A.) - Flora de Filipinas
  2. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. ↑ Lamb, A. (2008). The genus Trichoglottis in Sabah. Malesian Orchid Journal 1: 17-40.
  4. ↑ Flora of China, v 25 p 453, 毛舌兰属 mao she lan shu, Trichoglottis Blume, Bijdr. 359. 1825.

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