Trichoglottis tenera – eFlora of India

May 13, 2016
Trichoglottis

Trichoglottis tenera (Lindl.) Rchb.f., Gard. Chron. 1872: 699 1872. (syn: Cleisostoma tenerum (Lindl.) Hook.f.; Oeceoclades tenera Lindl.; Oeonia alata A.Rich.; Saccolabium tenerum (Lindl.) Lindl.; Trichoglottis tenera (Hook. f.) Schltr.);

Common name: Thin Trichoglottis

S. India, Sri Lanka (as per WCSP)

Images by tspkumar

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Epiphytes, to 60 cm high, stem terete, woody, scandent. Leaves 3 x 1-1.5 cm, elliptic-oblong, obtuse. Flowers yellow, in few-flowered, 15-20 cm long, stout raceme; dorsal sepal elliptic, obtuse, 5-veined; lateral sepals oblanceolate, falcate, obtuse, 3-veined; petals smaller than sepals, oblong, obtuse, 5-veined; lip adnate to the base of column, 7 x 7.5 mm, 3-lobed; lateral lobes oblong, lanceolate, obtuse; midlobe ovate, obtuse, 3-lobuled, rounded; spur 3 x 1 mm, cylindrical; column and foot very short; pollinia 2.

Flowering and fruiting: April-May

Evergreen and shola forests

South India and Sri Lanka

(Attributions- Dr. N Sasidharan (Dr. B P Pal Fellow), Kerala Forest Research Institute, Peechi from India Biodiversity Portal)

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TSP-MAY-2016-05-334: Images of Trichoglottis tenera (Orchidaceae) : 9 posts by 5 authors. Attachments (6)

It is my pleasure to share few images of Trichoglottis tenera (Orchidaceae)

Ref: http://florakarnataka.ces.iisc.ernet.in/hjcb2/herbsheet.php?id=3213&cat=1

Ref: http://www.theplantlist.org/tpl1.1/record/kew-208220

Ref: http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/Thin%20Trichoglottis.html

Ref: http://keralaplants.in/keralaplantsdetails.aspx?id=Trichoglottis_tenera

Habit: Herb

Habitat: Wild, epiphytic, Shola forest.

Sighting: Mullaianagiri, Chikmagalur, Karnataka, about 1700 msl

Date: 03-05-2016

Thanks, … Again a new species for efi.

It is found in the mid elevational range in the southern and central western Ghats and Sri Lanka

I found this species at Sringeri, Koppa, Saklespur areas

References:

The Plant List Ver.1.1
WCSP IPNI WfoKew NPGS
BSI Flora of India checklist JSTOR
(Type Specimen) Flowers of India India Biodiversity Portal IOSPE PHOTOS Kerala plants Ex situ conservation of trichoglottis tenera (lindl.) a threatened, and endangered orchid of western ghats using asymbiotic seed germination technique

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