''Trichosalpinx'', commonly known as the bonnet orchid,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. is a

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of neotropical

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s containing 38 species. The genus is widespread across most of

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from northern

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, as well as the

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.http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name id=208291, Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families ''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 ''

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Species

Species accepted by the

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as of July 2024. *'' Trichosalpinx acestrochila'' *'' Trichosalpinx blaisdellii'' *'' Trichosalpinx bricenoensis'' *'' Trichosalpinx calceolaris'' *''

Trichosalpinx carinatus ''Trichosalpinx'', commonly known as the bonnet orchid,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. is a genus of neotropi ...

'' *'' Trichosalpinx caudata'' *''

Trichosalpinx ciliaris ''Trichosalpinx ciliaris'' is a species of orchid found from Mexico, Belize, Central America and down to Brazil (Roraima Roraima (, ) is one of the 26 states of Brazil. Located in the country's North Region, it is the northernmost and mos ...

'' *'' Trichosalpinx cryptantha'' *'' Trichosalpinx deceptrix'' *'' Trichosalpinx decorata'' *'' Trichosalpinx dentialae'' *'' Trichosalpinx diazii'' *'' Trichosalpinx egleri'' *'' Trichosalpinx inquisiviensis'' *'' Trichosalpinx memor'' *'' Trichosalpinx minutipetala'' *'' Trichosalpinx navarrensis'' *'' Trichosalpinx ollgaardiana'' *'' Trichosalpinx orbicularis'' *''

Trichosalpinx pandurata ''Trichosalpinx'', commonly known as the bonnet orchid,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. is a genus of Neotropic ...

Formerly placed here

*'' Karma montana'' (as '' Trichosalpinx montana'' )

References

* Pleurothallidinae genera Orchids of Mexico Orchids of Central America Orchids of North America Orchids of South America Flora of the Caribbean {{Epidendreae-stub