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.