Trisetella is a genus of orchids, native to Central and South America. Twelve of the 23 currently known species are endemic to Ecuador.[1][2] 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:[1]
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:
Trisetella abbreviata Luer - Ecuador Trisetella andreettae Luer - Ecuador Trisetella cordeliae Luer - Peru Trisetella dalstroemii Luer - Ecuador Trisetella didyma (Luer) Luer - Ecuador Trisetella dressleri (Luer) Luer - Panama Trisetella escobarii Luer - Colombia Trisetella fissidens Luer & Hirtz - Ecuador Trisetella gemmata (Rchb.f.) Luer - Colombia Trisetella hirtzii Luer - Ecuador Trisetella hoeijeri Luer & Hirtz - Ecuador Trisetella klingeri Luer - Ecuador Trisetella lasiochila Pupulin - Costa Rica Trisetella nodulifera Luer & Hirtz - Ecuador, Peru Trisetella pantex (Luer) Luer - Ecuador Trisetella regia Königer - Peru Trisetella scobina Luer - Ecuador, Bolivia Trisetella sororia Luer & Andreetta - Ecuador Trisetella strumosa Luer & Andreetta - Ecuador Trisetella tenuissima (C.Schweinf.) Luer - Colombia, Panama Trisetella triaristella (Rchb.f.) Luer - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia Trisetella triglochin (Rchb.f.) Luer - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil, Venezuela, the Guianas Trisetella vittata (Luer) Luer - Ecuador
