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Trisetella

Trisetella
Trisetella hoeijeri.jpg
T. hoeijeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Trisetella
Luer
Synonyms
  • Triaristella (Rchb.) Brieger ex Luer
  • Triaristella Brieger, nom. inval.
  • Triaristellina Rauschert

Trisetella is a genus of orchids, native to Central and South America. Twelve of the 23 currently known species are endemic to Ecuador. 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:


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