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
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. 1 2 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.

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