Thrixspermum

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Read about Thrixspermum in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Thrixspermum (Greek, hair and seed, referring to the hair-shaped seeds). Syn., Sarcochilus. Orchidaceae. Epiphytic non-pseudobulbous orchids, grown for their bloom in the warmhouse.

Stems short, either covered with prominent persistent truncate bases of the lvs. or leafless: lvs. flat and often falcate, or narrow-linear, or none: racemes axillary; bracts small; sepals and petals nearly equal, free, spreading, the lateral sepals often more or less dilated at the base: labellum articulate at the end of the basal projection of the column, 3-lobed; column short, erect, produced at the base; pollen-masses 4: caps. usually linear or narrow-oblong.—Species 30, Old World.


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Thrixspermum
Thrixspermum saruwatarii
Thrixspermum saruwatarii
Plant Info
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Suborder: Orchidineae
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Aeridinae
Genus: Thrixspermum
Lour. 1790

Species
See text.

Thrixspermum is a genus of orchids, comprising around 100 species distributed from India to Southeast Asia and New Guinea. The genus is also present in several Pacific Islands and two species have been found in Australia. The type species is Thrixspermum centipedia. These orchids live in lowland tropical rainforests up to an altitude of 1,200 m.

Thrixspermum are small or medium-sized monopodial epiphyte orchids. They have a typical flattened raceme that bears flowers in either two distinct ranks or any direction. Flowers are fragrant and last 2 to 3 days.

The scientific name refers to the hair-like seeds.

Species

Thrixspermum belongs to the same clade as Acampe, Arachnis, Brachypeza, Dyakia, Pelatantheria, Phalaenopsis, Pomatocalpa, Trichoglottis, and Vanda

Thrixspermum saruwatarii

References

  • MATHEW, S. P. & S. ABRAHAM. 1996. Thrixspermum merguense (Hook.f .) Kze. (Orchidaceae). A new record for the Andaman Islands and Indian flora. Mal. Nat. J. 50: 89 - 91, illus.
  • O'Byrne, P. 2001. An A to Z of South East Asian orchids. Orchid Rev. 109(1237): 55-59.
  • O'Byrne, P. 2001. An A to Z of South East Asian orchids: part 2. Orchid Rev. 109(1238): 81-85.
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