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Trachoma
Trachoma, commonly known as spectral orchids, is a genus of flowering plants in the family Orchidaceae. Orchids in this genus are epiphytic plants with leafy stems, crowded, leathery leaves arranged in two ranks and a large number of relatively small, short-lived flowers that often open in successive clusters. The sepals and petals are free from and more or less similar to each other, except that the petals are often smaller. The labellum is rigidly fixed to the column and is more or less sac-shaped. There are about 17 species distributed from Assam to the Western Pacific Ocean. Most species grow in rainforests, often on emergent trees such as hoop pine (Araucaria cunninghamii).
Orchids in the genus Trachoma usually grow in rainforest often on emergent trees such as hoop pine. They are found in Assam, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam, Borneo, Java, Peninsular Malaysia, the Maluku Islands, the Philippines, Indonesia, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, northern Australia, Fiji, Niue, New Caledonia, Vanuatu, the Cook Islands, the Society Islands, Tubuai and the Northern Mariana Islands. Three species occur in Australia and one in New Guinea.
Yellow spectral orchid · Showy spectral orchid · Starry spectral orchid
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