Trichoglottis mindanaensis

The Mindanao 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. mindanaensis
Binomial name
Trichoglottis mindanaensis
Ames (1914)
Synonyms[1]
  • Trichoglottis mindanaensis f. lutea Agoo (2006)

The Mindanao Trichoglottis (Trichoglottis mindanaensis) is a species of epiphytic orchid endemic to the Philippines[1] growing at elevations of 60 to 1,500 meters above sea level. The species was first found on trees overhanging a tidal stream in island of Mindanao in Zamboanga peninsula, hence the specific epithet.[2] The orchid is widely distributed throughout the Philippine archipelago and can also be found in islands of Luzon, Panay and Samar.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "World Checklist of Selected Plant Families". Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
  2. Ames, O. (1913). "Notes on Philippine Orchids With Descriptions of New Species". The Philippine Journal of Science. 8: 439. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
  3. Merrill, E.D. (1925). "An Enumeration of Philippine Flowering Plants". Botanical publications of E.D. Merrill. 15: 440. Retrieved 2016-05-28.

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