Trichoglottis

Plant Characteristics

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Cultivation

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Scientific Names

Read about Trichoglottis in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture

Trichoglottis (Greek, hair and tongue, referring to the fine hairs on the labellum). Orchidaceae. Epiphytic herbs, occasionally grown in the warmhouse. Sts. leafy, elongated, not pseudobulbous: lvs. distichously arranged along the st., narrow: peduncles lateral, very short, 1-to few-fld.: fls. small or medium; sepals spreading, lateral very broad at the base, dorsal oblong; petals like the dorsal sepal; lip adnate with the column- foot, forming a long horizontal spur-like chin, spreading above, lateral lobes erect, short, midlobe rather broad, spreading; column short, wingless; pollinia 2, globose.—About 30 species, Malaya and the Philippines. T. Solerederi, Kranzl. Sts. elongated: lvs. fleshy, somewhat lanceolate, up to 5 in. long, about 1 in. wide: racemes 1-fld.: sepals obovate-oblong, 4-5 lines long, bright green, each with 5 transverse brown-purple bands; petals much smaller, similar in color, but with only 3 bands; lip 1/2 in. long, white, soon becoming yellowish with 2 blood-red spots on the disk. Philippines. T. Dawsoniana, Reichb. f. (Cleisostoma Dawsoniana, Reichb. f.). Scape 6-10 in. high, stout: lvs. 3-8 in. long, oblanceolate: fls. 2 in. diam., yellow-green barred with brown; sepals oblong - lanceolate; petals shorter; lip subsessile, side lobes oblong, midlobe ovate, acute, with a short falcate wing on each side of the tip. Burma. CH The above text is from the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture. It may be out of date, but still contains valuable and interesting information which can be incorporated into the remainder of the article. Click on "Collapse" in the header to hide this text.

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References

• Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture, by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963

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