Trichoglottis australiensis

Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Trichoglottis

At a glance

Occurrence records17

Data sources4

Biological traits15

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections0

Sources4 archives

Databases and archives Trichoglottis australiensis's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation3 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility17 records↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

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NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements4 literature sources15 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF17 records

01Narrative

Trichoglottis australiensis, commonly known as the weeping cherub orchid, is an epiphytic or lithophytic clump-forming orchid. It has thick, cord-like roots, flattened, branching stems, many thick, leathery, glossy leaves and between two and six creamy yellow flowers with reddish blotches. This orchid only occurs in tropical North Queensland.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPAusTraitsGIFTTRY

Size & morphology2

Leaf length95 mm

Leaf width13.5 mm

Life cycle & reproduction4

Life formepiphytic subshrub

Life spanperennial

Raunkiær life formchamaephyte

Sex typehermaphrodite

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment8

Climatewet tropical

Climberself-supporting

Epiphyteobligatory

Fruit fleshinessdry

Fruit typecapsule

Growth formshrub

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: shrub · AusTraits: herb · TRY: Herb (H)

Leaf compoundnesssimple

Woodinessnon-woody

⚠ sources differ — AusTraits: herbaceous · GIFT: woody

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type17 records

Museum / vouchered15

Cultivated / captive2

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO24 km²

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy0% within 1 km

≤10 km 15

15 georeferenced

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence15

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.

Coordinate accuracy50% within 1 km

≤1 km 1≤10 km 1

2 georeferenced

Open the mapnot free-living2

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions3 of 3 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Canberra, AU	7
Smithfield, AU	5
Brisbane, AU	3

3 institutions · 15 of 15 vouchered records shown

Cultivated / Captivenot free-living

A living individual in a botanical garden, zoo or nursery — cultivated or kept, not free-living.