Trichoglottis
Trichoglottis | |
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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 | |
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Synonyms[2] | |
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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 atropurpurea
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.
Gallery
T. atropurpurea T. philippinensis
References
- ↑ Francisco Manuel Blanco (O.S.A.) - Flora de Filipinas
- 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Lamb, A. (2008). The genus Trichoglottis in Sabah. Malesian Orchid Journal 1: 17-40.
- ↑ Flora of China, v 25 p 453, 毛舌兰属 mao she lan shu, Trichoglottis Blume, Bijdr. 359. 1825.
External links
- Media related to Trichoglottis at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Trichoglottis at Wikispecies
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