Trisetella

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Trisetella
T. hoeijeri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Trisetella
Luer
Selected Species
  • Trisetella andreetta
  • Trisetella cordeliae
  • Trisetella gemmata
  • Trisetella hoeijeri
  • Trisetella pantex
  • Trisetella regia
  • Trisetella strumosa
  • Trisetella triglochin
  • Trisetella vittata
Synonyms
  • Triaristella (Rchb.) Brieger ex Luer
  • Triaristella Brieger, nom. inval.
  • Triaristellina Rauschert

Trisetella is a genus of about 20 species of South American orchid, native to the Andes. 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").

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