Trichosalpinx

bonnet orchid
Trichosalpinx ciliaris
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Epidendreae
Subtribe:	Pleurothallidinae
Genus:	Trichosalpinx Luer
Selected Species
Trichosalpinx berlineri Trichosalpinx blaisdellii Trichosalpinx ciliaris Trichosalpinx dependens Trichosalpinx egleri Trichosalpinx memor Trichosalpinx orbicularis Trichosalpinx rotundata Trichosalpinx chaetoglossa Trichosalpinx chamaelepanthes Trichosalpinx dirhamphis Trichosalpinx dura Trichosalpinx pergrata Trichosalpinx pusilla Trichosalpinx robledorum Trichosalpinx montana
Synonyms[1]
Pseudolepanthes (Luer) Archila Tubella (Luer) Archila

Trichosalpinx, commonly known as the bonnet orchid,^[2][3] is a genus of about 100 species of neotropical orchid. The genus is widespread across most of Latin America from northern Mexico to Bolivia, as well as the West Indies.^[1]

Trichosalpinx is characterized by the presence of a ringed, ribbed sheath around the stem. The generic name means "trumpet with hair" and refers to this ring.

References

1. http://Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
2. "Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS): Trichosalpinx". Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). Retrieved 2008-12-22.
3. Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchidacearum 4: 1-672. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.

• Ecuagenera, Orquídeas del Ecuador, Trichosalpinx photos of several species
• The Pleurothallid Alliance, Trichosalpinx links to photos of many species
• Flowershots, Trichosalpinx

Media related to Trichosalpinx at Wikimedia Commons