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November 11, 2012

Trichoglottis philippinensis







20122679 CHM, Toronto

Trichoglottis philippinensis Lindl., Ann. Mag. Nat. Hist. 15: 386 (1845).
This name is accepted.
Distribution:     Borneo to Philippines

Twenty-nine flowers on 29 axillary inflorescences borne on a branched, 78cm high by 17cm wide plant grown in a 15cm wide basket; leaves alternate, elliptical, 2.4cm by 5.7cm; sepals and petals pale yellow overlaid rose-tan centrally, leaving a pale picottee; lip  five lobed, white with pink stripes laterally, hirsute adaxially; column chartreuse, periphery of stigma lined pink; anther cap beige; substance firm; texture matte; lightly fragrant.

Missed in the description is that the sidelobes and base of the lip adaxially are egg yolk yellow.


Trichoglottis philippinensis, award 20122679, has been confirmed to be Trichoglottis philippinensis by SITF( Nov. 2012). 

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