anne yes, from your spice cabinet. I don't do that I just trim and leave. It may be due to a low humidity level causing it. Your plant is very young and will take years to get to blooming size but it is a nice souvenir, from your trip. Slowly increase the light level on it over a few weeks. An east facing window with morning sun should be fine for it. Once mature it needs 50% filtered sunlight and will need a rest from water once a growth is matured. At this point let it approach dryness before watering but don't let it go totally dry.

You missed a letter. It is spelled Trichocentrum A google search with this spelling should get you quite a bit of info