Trichoglottis orchidea (J.Koenig) Garay

Trichoglottis orchidea (J.Koenig) Garay, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 23(4): 209 (1972).

Trichoglottis orchidea (J.Koenig) Garay, Photo by Azman Harun

Trichoglottis orchidea (J.Koenig) Garay, Photo by Khue Nguyen Phuc

its native range is Indo-China to Peninsula Malaysia, Jawa.

Family:

Orchidaceae.

Synonyms:

Ceratochilus orchideus (J.Koenig) Lindl.

Cleisostoma tenuicaule King & Pantl.

Epidendrum orchideum J.Koenig

Limodorum orchideum (J.Koenig) Willd.

Saccolabium cornigerum Ridl.

Saccolabium pantlingii Ridl.

Saccolabium peperomioides Kraenzl.

Trichoglottis cirrhifera Teijsm. & Binn.

Trichoglottis quadricornuta Kurz

Trichoglottis tenuicaulis (King & Pantl.) J.J.Sm.

Trichoglottis tetraceras Ridl.

Latinh Name: 

Trichoglottis orchidea (J.Koenig) Garay 

Vietnamese name:

Mao thiệt roi

English Name:

The Orchis-Like Trichoglottis.

Description: 

with an elongate slender stem carrying imbricating, basally clasping, acute, ovate leaves and blooms in the late spring through summer on a short, axillary, single flowered inflorescence holding the flower close to the stem with flowers occurring with 1 to 2 inflorescence at each and every leaf junction.

Distribution:

Andaman Is., Cambodia, Jawa, Laos, Malaya, Nicobar Is., Thailand, Vietnam.

Ecological:

At elevations of 50 to 600 meters as a small sized, hot to warm growing epiphyte. 

Flowering times:

Blooms in the late spring through summer.

Flower size:

1.2 cm.

Cultivation:

- hot temperature

- brightness: 50%.

Type: