Global InformationTrachoma speciosum information
| Showy spectral orchid | |
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| Tracoma speciosum on the McIlwraith Range | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Trachoma |
| Species: | T. speciosum
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| Binomial name | |
| Trachoma speciosum D.L.Jones, B.Gray, M.A.Clem. & J.J.Wood[1]
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Trachoma speciosum, commonly known as the showy spectral orchid,[2] is an epiphytic or lithophytic orchid that forms clumps with many thick, cord-like roots, between four and eight thick, leathery leaves and many short-lived, cream-coloured flowers with an orange and white labellum. This orchid occurs in tropical North Queensland.
- ^ a b "Trachoma speciosum". 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. pp. 457–458. ISBN 1877069124.