| Trichoglottis | |
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| Illustration of T. rigida by Francisco Manuel Blanco[3] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Vandeae |
| Subtribe: | Aeridinae |
| Genus: | Trichoglottis Blume[1] |
| Type species | |
| Trichoglottis retusa | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
Trichoglottis, commonly known as cherub orchids[4] or 毛舌兰属 (mao she lan shu),[5] is a genus of flowering plants in the family Orchidaceae. Orchids in this genus are 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 which has three lobes and is often hairy. There are about 85 species distributed from tropical and subtropical Asia to the north-western Pacific. Most species grow in rainforest.
- ^ a b "Trichoglottis". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ "Trichoglottis retusa". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ Blanco, Francisco Manuel (1883). Flora de Filipinas. p. 348. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
- ^ Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. p. 458. ISBN 1877069124.
- ^ Chen, Xinqi; Wood, Jeffrey J. "Thrixspermum". Flora of China. Retrieved 7 January 2019.