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]

Bonnet orchid
Trichosalpinx ciliaris
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Trichosalpinx
Luer
Species

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Synonyms[1]
  • Pseudolepanthes (Luer) Archila
  • Tubella (Luer) Archila

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.

Species edit

Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of February 2021.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ a b http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name id=208291|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.
  4. ^ "Trichosalpinx". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.