Trichoglottis
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Species
GENUS
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyOrchidaceae
General: There are 85 species of Trichoglottis collectively Use: No uses have been reported for Trichoglottis. A few species
via GBIF · Kew POWO
Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 282
- With media
- 235
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Collections
- AMES, UCONN, A, GH
- Recorded in
- Malaysia, Philippines, United States, Indonesia
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Encyclopedic overview
9 sectionsContents
- Description
- Taxonomy and naming
- ''Ceratochilus''
- Species list
- New species
- Distribution and habitat
- Gallery
- References
- External links
thumb|230px|Illustration of T. australiensis by Lewis Roberts (naturalist)|Lewis Roberts
Trichoglottis, commonly known as cherub orchids or 毛舌兰属 (mao she lan shu), is a genus of flowering plants in the family Orchidaceae. Orchids in this genus are epiphytic plants with thick roots, relatively thick, fibrous stems and many large, thick, leathery leaves arranged in two ranks. The flowers are usually small and yellowish with light brown or purple markings. The flowers have broad sepals, narrower petals and a labellum which has three lobes and is often hairy. There are about 85 species distributed from tropical and subtropical Asia to the north-western Pacific. Most species grow in rainforest.
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