Global InformationThrixspermum carinatifolium information
| Christmas Island hairseed | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Thrixspermum |
| Species: | T. carinatifolium
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| Binomial name | |
| Thrixspermum carinatifolium (Ridl.) Schltr.[1]
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Thrixspermum carinatifolium, commonly known as the Christmas Island hairseed,[2] is an epiphytic orchid with flattened, straggly stems that form clumps with many branching aerial roots. It has flattened fleshy leaves arranged in two ranks along the stems and white or yellowish, widely opening flowers. This orchid occurs from Peninsular Malaysia to Christmas Island, an Australian territory.
- ^ a b "Thrixspermum carinatifolium". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- ^ Jones, David L. (2006). A complete guide to native orchids of Australia including the island territories. Frenchs Forest, N.S.W.: New Holland. p. 456. ISBN 1877069124.