Illustrations of a selection of key characters used in the identification keys. 1 Glomera acutiflora (Schltr.) J.J.Sm. with green leaves (photograph by Rogier van Vugt) 2 Glomera sp. with reddish-brown leaves (photograph by fotosynthesys deposited on FLICKR) 3 Glomera pungens (Schltr.) J.J.Sm. with upright flowers (photograph by Rogier van Vugt) 4 Glomera hamadryas (Schltr.) J.J.Sm. with flowers turned up-side-down (photograph by Rogier van Vugt) 5 Various shapes of the leaf blade, leaf tip, leaf sheath, leaf spathe, floral bract, entire flower, sepals, petals, lip and ovary present in Glomera and Glossorhyncha (illustrations by Esmée Winkel).