- Thrixspermum
Taxobox
name = "Thrixspermum"
image_width = 250px
image_caption = "Thrixspermum saruwatarii"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio =Magnoliophyta
classis = Liliopsida
ordo =Asparagales
subordo =Orchidineae
familia =Orchidaceae
subfamilia =Epidendroideae
tribus =Vandeae
subtribus = Aeridinae
genus = "Thrixspermum"
genus_authority = Lour. 1790
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text.Thrixspermum is a
genus oforchid s, comprising around 100species distributed fromIndia toSoutheast Asia andNew Guinea . The genus is also present in severalPacific Islands and two species have been found inAustralia . Thetype species is "Thrixspermum centipedia". These orchids live in lowlandtropical rainforest s up to an altitude of 1,200 m."Thrixspermum" are small or medium-sized
monopodial epiphyte orchids. They have a typical flattenedraceme that bears flowers in either two distinct ranks or any direction. Flowers are fragrant and last 2 to 3 days.The scientific name refers to the hair-like seeds.
pecies
Thrixspermum belongs to the same clade as
Acampe ,Arachnis ,Brachypeza ,Dyakia ,Pelatantheria ,Phalaenopsis ,Pomatocalpa ,Trichoglottis , andVanda
*"Thrixspermum aberrans " Schltr. 1913
*"Thrixspermum acuminatissimum " (Rchb. f.) Rchb.f. 1868 (synonym "Sarcochilus acuminatissimus")
*"Thrixspermum acutilobum " J.J.Sm. 1921
*"Thrixspermum adenotrichum " Schltr. 1913
*"Thrixspermum affine " Schltr. 1906
*"Thrixspermum agamense " J.J.Sm. 1927
*"Thrixspermum agusanense " Ames 1915
*"Thrixspermum album " Rupp 1940
*"Thrixspermum amesianum " L.O.Williams 1938
*"Thrixspermum amplexicaule " (Bl.) Rchb. f. 1867 : Flower-stem-surrounded-by-leaves Thrixspermum (synonym "Sarcochilus amplexicaulis"
*"Thrixspermum angustatum " L.O.Williams 1938)
*"Thrixspermum annamense " ( Guillaum. ) Garay 1972 (synonym "Ascochilus annamensis")
*"Thrixspermum arachnites " Rchb. f. (synonym "Sarcochilus arachnites")
*"Thrixspermum arachnitiforme " Schltr. 1921
*"Thrixspermum aurantiacum " J.J.Sm. 1920
*"Thrixspermum austrosinense " T.Tang & F.T.Wang 1974
*"Thrixspermum barbellatum " (Schltr.) M.A.Clem., B.J.Wallace & D.L.Jones 1989
*"Thrixspermum batuense " J.J.Sm. 1909
*"Thrixspermum beccarii " Rchb.f. 1886
*"Thrixspermum bicristatum " Ames 1915
*"Thrixspermum bigibbum " Schltr. 1911
*"Thrixspermum brevibracteatum " J.J.Sm. 1928
*"Thrixspermum brevicapsularis " Holttum 1947
*"Thrixspermum brevicaule " Carr 1929
*"Thrixspermum brevipes " Schltr. 1913
*"Thrixspermum calceolus " Rchb.f. : Small Shoe-carrying Thrixspermum (synonym "Sarcochilus calceolus")
*"Thrixspermum canaliculatum " J.J.Sm. 1914
*"Thrixspermum ceciliae " (F.Muell.) Rchb.f. 1871
*"Thrixspermum celebicum " Schltr. 1911
*"Thrixspermum centipedia " Lour 1790 : Centipede Thrixspermum (type species)
*"Thrixspermum ciliatum " Schltr. 1906
*"Thrixspermum clavilobum " J.J.Sm. 1928
*"Thrixspermum collinum " Schltr. 1913
*"Thrixspermum comans " J.J.Sm. 1907
*"Thrixspermum congestum " (Bailey) Dockrill 1967 (synonym "Cleisostoma congestum"
*"Thrixspermum conigerum " J.J.Sm. 1921)
*"Thrixspermum cordulatum " J.J.Sm. 1927
*"Thrixspermum corneri " Holttum 1947
*"Thrixspermum crassifolium " Ridl.
*"Thrixspermum crassilabre " (King & Pantl.) Ormerod 2004
*"Thrixspermum crescentiforme " Ames & C.Schweinf. 1920
*"Thrixspermum cymboglossum " Schltr. 1911
*"Thrixspermum denticulatum " Schltr. 1906 : Toothed Thrixspermum
*"Thrixspermum devolium " T.P.Lin & C.C.Hsu 1977
*"Thrixspermum dilatatum " Rchb.f. 1865
*"Thrixspermum divitiflorum " (Benth.) Rchb.f. 1877
*"Thrixspermum doctersii " J.J.Sm. 1914
*"Thrixspermum duplocallosum " Holttum 1947
*"Thrixspermum elmeri " L.O.Williams 1938
*"Thrixspermum elongatum " Ames 1915 : Elongate Thrixspermum
*"Thrixspermum eximium " L.O.Williams 1938
*"Thrixspermum falcilobum " Schltr. 1906
*"Thrixspermum fantasticum " L.O.Williams 1938
*"Thrixspermum filifolium " Schltr. 1911
*"Thrixspermum fimbriatum " (Ridl.) J.J.Wood 1994
*"Thrixspermum flaccidum " J.J.Sm. 1920
*"Thrixspermum formosanum " : White Moth Orchid (synonym "Sarcochilus formosanus")
*"Thrixspermum fragrans " Ridl. 1921
*"Thrixspermum godeffroyanum " Rchb.f.
*"Thrixspermum gombakense " J.J.Sm. 1928
*"Thrixspermum gracilicaule " Schltr. 1907
*"Thrixspermum graeffei " Rchb.f.
*"Thrixspermum hillii " (F.Muell.) Rchb.f. 1871
*"Thrixspermum incurvicalcar " J.J.Sm. 1926
*"Thrixspermum indragiriense " Schltr. 1907
*"Thrixspermum indusiatum " Rchb.f. 1886
*"Thrixspermum infractum " Schltr. 1906
*"Thrixspermum inquinatum " J.J.Sm. 1907
*"Thrixspermum integrum " L.O.Williams 1938
*"Thrixspermum iodochilus " Ridl. 1922
*"Thrixspermum japonicum " (Miq.) Rchb. f. 1878 : Japan Thrixspermum (synonym "Sarcochilus japonicus")
*"Thrixspermum javanicum " J.J.Sm. 1921
*"Thrixspermum kjellbergii " J.J.Sm. 1933
*"Thrixspermum lampongense " J.J.Sm. 1917
*"Thrixspermum latifolium " J.J.Sm. 1917
*"Thrixspermum latisaccatum " J.J.Sm. 1920
*"Thrixspermum leopardinum " Par. & Rchb.f. 1874
*"Thrixspermum leucorachne " Ridl.
*"Thrixspermum ligulatum " L.O.Williams 1938
*"Thrixspermum linearifolium " Ames 1915
*"Thrixspermum lombokense " J.J.Sm. 1925
*"Thrixspermum longicauda " Ridl.
*"Thrixspermum longilobum " J.J.Sm. 1920
*"Thrixspermum longipilosum " J.J.Sm. 1922
*"Thrixspermum loogemanianum' ' Schltr. 1911
*"Thrixspermum lucidum " Schltr. 1911
*"Thrixspermum luniferum " Rchb.f. 1868
*"Thrixspermum maculatum " Schltr. 1906
*"Thrixspermum malayanum " J.J.Sm. 1921
*"Thrixspermum mcgregorii " Ames 1907
*"Thrixspermum merguense " (Hook.f .) Kze. 1996 (synonym "Sarcochilus merguensis")
*"Thrixspermum montanum " Ridl. 1913
*"Thrixspermum musciflorum " A.S.Rao & Joseph 1971
*"Thrixspermum neglectum " Fukuyama 1952
*"Thrixspermum neo-hibernicum " Schltr.
*"Thrixspermum oeonioides " Schltr. 1919
*"Thrixspermum olivaceum " (Lindl.) Rchb.f. 1865
*"Thrixspermum oreadum " Schltr. 1913
*"Thrixspermum papillosum " Carr 1929
*"Thrixspermum parviflorum " (Lindl.) Rchb.f. 1865
*"Thrixspermum patens " J.J.Sm. 1921
*"Thrixspermum pensile " Schltr. 1911
*"Thrixspermum philippinense " Ames 1914
*"Thrixspermum phyllorhizum " (F.Muell.) Rchb.f. 1871
*"Thrixspermum platyphyllum " Rchb.f. 1868
*"Thrixspermum platystachys " (F.M. Bailey) Schltr. 1911 : Broad-inflorescence Thrixspermum
*"Thrixspermum ponapense " Tuyama 1940
*"Thrixspermum pulchrum " Carr 1932
*"Thrixspermum purpurascens " Rchb. f.
*"Thrixspermum quinquelobum " Ames 1915
*"Thrixspermum raciborskii " J.J.Sm
*"Thrixspermum remotiflorum " J.J.Sm. 1906
*"Thrixspermum robinsonii " Ames 1915
*"Thrixspermum roseum " J.J.Sm. 1918
*"Thrixspermum rostratum " Ames 1915
*"Thrixspermum rubricentrum " (Fitzg.) Rchb.f. 1887
*"Thrixspermum rubrocallosum " Carr 1929
*"Thrixspermum sagoense " J.J.Sm. 1928
*"Thrixspermum samarindae " Schltr. 1906
*"Thrixspermum saruwatarii " (Hayata) Schltr. 1919
*"Thrixspermum sasaoi " Masam. 1934
*"Thrixspermum simondii " Gagnep. 1951
*"Thrixspermum simum " J.J.Sm. 1927
*"Thrixspermum squarrosum " J.J.Sm. 1921
*"Thrixspermum subteres " J.J.Sm.
*"Thrixspermum sumatranum " J.J.Sm. 1920
*"Thrixspermum tahanense " Carr 1930
*"Thrixspermum tenuicalcar " Carr 1932
*"Thrixspermum torajaense " P.O'Byrne 1998
*"Thrixspermum tortum " J.J.Sm. 1914
*"Thrixspermum triangulare " Ames & C.Schweinf. 1920
*"Thrixspermum tridentatum" (Lindl.) Rchb.f. 1865 (synonym ofPlectorrhiza tridentata (Lindl.) Dockrill, 1967)
*"Thrixspermum trichoglottis " (Hook.f.)Kuntze 1896
*"Thrixspermum tsii " W.H.Chen & Y.M.Shui 2005
*"Thrixspermum tylophorum " Schltr. 1911
*"Thrixspermum validum " J.J.Sm. 1908
*"Thrixspermum vanoverberghii " Ames 1914
*"Thrixspermum walkeri " Seidenf. & P.Ormerod 1995
*"Thrixspermum warianum " Schltr. 1913 : Warian Mountain Thrixspermum
*"Thrixspermum weberi " Ames 1922
*"Thrixspermum wenzelii " Ames 1915
*"Thrixspermum xanthanthum " Tuyama 1940
*"Thrixspermum xantholeucum " Schltr.References
*MATHEW, S. P. & S. ABRAHAM. 1996. Thrixspermum merguense (Hook.f .) Kze. (Orchidaceae). A new record for the Andaman Islands and Indian flora. Mal. Nat. J. 50: 89 - 91, illus.
*O'Byrne, P. 2001. An A to Z of South East Asian orchids. Orchid Rev. 109(1237): 55-59.
*O'Byrne, P. 2001. An A to Z of South East Asian orchids: part 2. Orchid Rev. 109(1238): 81-85.
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