Trichoglottis atropurpurea

The Dark Purple Trichoglottis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Aeridinae
Alliance: Trichoglottis
Genus: Trichoglottis
Species: T. atropurpurea
Binomial name
Trichoglottis atropurpurea
Rchb.f. (1877)
Synonyms[1]
  • Stauropsis philippinensis var. brachiata Ames & Quisumb. (1933)
  • Trichoglottis bicruris Kraenzl. (1916)
  • Trichoglottis brachiata Ames (1922)
  • Trichoglottis philippinensis var. brachiata (Ames) L.O.Williams (1938)

The Dark Purple Trichoglottis (Trichoglottis atropurpurea) is a species of orchid endemic to the Philippines.[1] This hot to warm growing epiphyte was first found growing in mangrove swamp in the islands of Biliran, Catanduanes, Mindanao (Agusan del Sur and Davao) and Polillo.[2] The plant shares the same appearance with T. philippinensis except for the rich dark color of the blooms and slight variation of the perianth.

References

  1. 1 2 "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2014-12-12.
  2. ↑ Williams, Louis Otho (1938). "Philippine Trichoglottis". The Philippine Journal of Science. 65: 391. Retrieved 12 December 2014.

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