Trichoglottis Pauciflora
''Trichoglottis'', commonly known as cherub orchids or 毛舌兰属 (mao she lan shu), is a genus of flowering plants in the Family (biology), family Orchidaceae. Orchids in this genus are Epiphyte, epiphytic plants with thick roots, relatively thick, fibrous stems and many large, thick, leathery leaves arranged in two ranks. The flowers are usually small and yellowish with light brown or purple markings. The flowers have broad sepals, narrower petals and a Labellum (botany), labellum which has three lobes and is often hairy. There are about 85 species distributed from Tropics, tropical and Subtropics, subtropical Asia to the north-western Pacific Ocean, Pacific. Most species grow in rainforest. Description Orchids in the genus ''Trichoglottis'' are epiphytic or climbing Herbaceous plant, herbs with a monopodial habit, thick roots and straggly or pendulous stems. There are many large, leathery linear to elliptic leaves arranged in two ranks with their bases sheathing the stems. F ...
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