Thrixspermum trichoglottis
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
- 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