Trisetella | |
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Trisetella hoeijeri | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Subtribe: | Pleurothallidinae |
Genus: |
Trisetella Luer |
Type species | |
Trisetella triaristella | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Trisetella is a genus of orchids, native to Central and South America. Twelve of the 23 currently known species are endemic to Ecuador. [1] [2] They bear small flowers with fused sepals and fused petals. The synsepal bears three hair-like tails, which is the namesake of Trisetella ("three little bristles").
Species accepted as of June 2014: [1]
Trisetella | |
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Trisetella hoeijeri | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Subtribe: | Pleurothallidinae |
Genus: |
Trisetella Luer |
Type species | |
Trisetella triaristella | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Trisetella is a genus of orchids, native to Central and South America. Twelve of the 23 currently known species are endemic to Ecuador. [1] [2] They bear small flowers with fused sepals and fused petals. The synsepal bears three hair-like tails, which is the namesake of Trisetella ("three little bristles").
Species accepted as of June 2014: [1]