Trisetella


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.
Species accepted as of June 2014:
  1. Trisetella abbreviata Luer - Ecuador
  2. Trisetella andreettae Luer - Ecuador
  3. Trisetella cordeliae Luer - Peru
  4. Trisetella dalstroemii Luer - Ecuador
  5. Trisetella didyma Luer - Ecuador
  6. Trisetella dressleri Luer - Panama
  7. Trisetella escobarii Luer - Colombia
  8. Trisetella fissidens Luer & Hirtz - Ecuador
  9. Trisetella gemmata Luer - Colombia
  10. Trisetella hirtzii Luer - Ecuador
  11. Trisetella hoeijeri Luer & Hirtz - Ecuador
  12. Trisetella klingeri Luer - Ecuador
  13. Trisetella lasiochila Pupulin - Costa Rica
  14. Trisetella nodulifera Luer & Hirtz - Ecuador, Peru
  15. Trisetella pantex Luer - Ecuador
  16. Trisetella regia Königer - Peru
  17. Trisetella scobina Luer - Ecuador, Bolivia
  18. Trisetella sororia Luer & Andreetta - Ecuador
  19. Trisetella strumosa Luer & Andreetta - Ecuador
  20. Trisetella tenuissima Luer - Colombia, Panama
  21. Trisetella triaristella Luer - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia
  22. Trisetella triglochin Luer - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil, Venezuela, the Guianas
  23. Trisetella vittata Luer - Ecuador