Thrixspermum calceolus

Thrixspermum calceolus, commonly called the small shoe-carrying thrixspermum, is a species of orchid native to Thailand, Vietnam, Borneo, Malaysia and Sumatra.^[1][2] They can be found as epiphytes or lithophytes in lower evergreen and semideciduous montane forests. The orchids are climbing or creeping with their roots found along the length stems. White flowers with fragrant can be found in summer. There are often 2 to 3 flowers per node.^[3]

1846 illustration^[4]

Small shoe-carrying thrixspermum
Thrixspermum calceolus from Pha Ngan Island, Thailand
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Thrixspermum
Species:	T. calceolus
Binomial name
Thrixspermum calceolus (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
Synonyms[1]
Sarcochilus calceolus Lindl. (basionym) Aerides lobbii Teijsm. & Binn Sarcochilus brachystachys Hook.f. Thrixspermum brachystachyum (Hook.f.) Kuntze