Trichoceros is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.[1] The genus is endemic to South America.[2][3][4][5]
| Trichoceros | |
|---|---|
| |
| Trichoceros muralis | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Cymbidieae |
| Subtribe: | Oncidiinae |
| Genus: | Trichoceros Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth |
| Type species | |
| Trichoceros antennifer | |
Species
editSpecies accepted as of June 2014:[2]
| Image | Name | Distribution | Elevation (m) |
|---|---|---|---|
.jpg) |
Trichoceros antennifer (Humb. & Bonpl.) Kunth in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth | Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru | 1,800–4,100 metres (5,900–13,500 ft) |
| Trichoceros carinifer Schltr. | Ecuador | ||
| Trichoceros cristinae P.Ortiz & C.Uribe | Colombia | ||
| Trichoceros dombeyi D.E.Benn. & Christenson | Peru | 2,600–3,200 metres (8,500–10,500 ft) | |
| Trichoceros hajekiorum D.E.Benn. & Christenson | Peru | 3,200–3,300 metres (10,500–10,800 ft) | |
.jpg) |
Trichoceros muralis Lindl. | Ecuador | 2,200–3,200 metres (7,200–10,500 ft) |
| Trichoceros onaensis Christenson | Ecuador | 2,400 metres (7,900 ft) | |
| Trichoceros platyceros Rchb.f. | Peru, Ecuador | 2,250–3,000 metres (7,380–9,840 ft) | |
| Trichoceros roseus Christenson | Ecuador | 2,200 to 2,700 metres (7,200 to 8,900 ft) | |
| Trichoceros tupaipi Rchb.f. | Peru | 2,600–3,500 metres (8,500–11,500 ft) |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 1-585. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Vásquez C., R. & C.H. Dodson. 1982. Orchids of Bolivia. Icones Plantarum Tropicarum fasicle 6: 501–600.
- ^ Jørgensen, P. M. & C. Ulloa Ulloa. 1994. Seed plants of the high Andes of Ecuador–A checklist. AAU Reports 34: 1–443.
- ^ Brako, L. & J. L. Zarucchi. (eds.) 1993. Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 45: i–xl, 1–1286.
External links
edit
Media related to Trichoceros at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Trichoceros at Wikispecies
 | This Cymbidieae-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |