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Orchidaceae

Showy spectral orchid

Trachoma rhopalorrhachis (Rchb.f.) Garay

Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Trachoma

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Showy spectral orchid: Trachoma speciosum on the Leo Creek Track, 9.6km from Peach Creek, Forest Pocket, McIlwraith Range, Queensland
Photo: Bruce Gray, CC BY 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (2)
Chinese
短头兰, 棒轴管唇兰
English
Showy spectral orchid

Synonyms

  • Dendrocolla brachyglottis (Hook.f.) Ridl.
  • Dendrocolla rhopalorrhachis Rchb.f.
  • Parapteroceras speciosum (D.L.Jones, B.Gray, M.A.Clem. & J.J.Wood) Szlach.
  • Saccolabium rhopalorrhachis (Rchb.f.) J.J.Sm.
  • Sarcochilus brachyglottis Hook.f.
  • Sarcochilus rhopalorrachis (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.
  • Thrixspermum brachyglottis (Hook.f.) Ridl.
  • Thrixspermum brachyglottis (Hook.f.) Kuntze
  • Thrixspermum rhopalorrhachis (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f.
  • Trachoma speciosum D.L.Jones, B.Gray, M.A.Clem. & J.J.Wood
  • Tuberolabium rhopalorrhachis (Rchb.f.) J.J.Wood
  • Tuberolabium speciosum (D.L.Jones, B.Gray, M.A.Clem. & J.J.Wood) J.J.Wood

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.