✿Orchidaceae · Trichoglottis
Thin Trichoglottis
Trichoglottis tenera
Herb
- Habit
- Herb
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala
- Flowering
- April-May
Plant Details
- Scientific name
- Trichoglottis tenera
- Genus
- Trichoglottis
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Habit
- Herb
- Habitat
- Evergreen and shola forests
- Habitat type
- Forest
- Native to
- India
- Distribution
- India, Sri Lanka
- Found in India
- Tamil Nadu, Kerala
- Flowering & fruiting
- April-May
- Conservation status
- Not Evaluated (NE)
Leaf characters
- Arrangement
- Alternate
Typical of the Orchidaceae family — a field-mark hint, not measured for this exact species.
Flower & fruit characters
- Flower colour
- Yellowrecorded
Typical of the family
- Flower symmetry
- Zygomorphic (bilaterally symmetrical)
- Inflorescence
- Raceme
- Fruit
- Capsule
Characters marked “recorded” are for Thin Trichoglottis itself; the rest are typical of the Orchidaceae family — flowering plants only.
About Thin Trichoglottis
Thin Trichoglottis (Trichoglottis tenera) is a herb in the Orchidaceae family. In India it has been recorded in Tamil Nadu and Kerala. It grows in evergreen and shola forests. Flowering and fruiting run from April to May.
Botanical family
Orchidaceae
Orchid family
Thin Trichoglottis belongs to the Orchidaceae family.
The illustration represents the family — not necessarily this exact species.
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