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)
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)
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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