Trichosalpinx, commonly known as the bonnet orchid,[2][3] is a genus of neotropical orchids containing 38 species.[1] The genus is widespread across most of Latin America from northern Mexico to Bolivia, as well as the West Indies.[4]

Bonnet orchid
Trichosalpinx ciliaris
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Trichosalpinx
Luer (1983)
Species

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Synonyms[1]

Pseudolepanthes (Luer) Archila (2000 publ. 2009)

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.

The genus formerly included over 100 species. Phylogenetic studies concluded that the genus as formerly circumscribed to be polyphyletic, and in 2023 many species were placed in the newly-described genus Karma.[5]

Species

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Species accepted by the Plants of the World Online as of July 2024.[1]

Formerly placed here

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Trichosalpinx". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. 2021. Retrieved 22 July 2024.
  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. ^ http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name id=208291|Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]]
  5. ^ Adam P. Karremans. "Karma, a New Genus in the Pleurothallidinae (Orchidaceae)," Harvard Papers in Botany 28(1), 61-69, (30 June 2023). https://doi.org/10.3100/hpib.v28iss1.2023.n7