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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Vandeae |
| Subtribe: | Angraecinae |
| Genus: | Triceratorhynchus Summerh. |
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| Triceratorhynchus viridiflorus Summerh. | |
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Triceratorhynchus is a genus of flowering plants of the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to central Africa: Cameroon, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, and Kenya.
Description
Vegetative characteristics
The species are dwarf epiphytes with short stems, which bear many leaves. The leaf shape is oblong or lanceolate.
Generative characteristics
The inflorescences produce one to many small, spurred, inconspicuous flowers.
Taxonomy
Taxonomic history
The genus was described in 1951 by the British botanist Victor Samuel Summerhayes (1897–1974). His concept of the genus only included the type species, which he described as Triceratorhynchus viridiflorus Summerh. The other two species of the genus were formerly placed in Distylodon Summerh., which is a synonym of Triceratorhynchus. Therefore, the genus now consists of three species.
Etymology
The generic name Triceratorhynchus is composed of the three Greek words tri (three), keras (horn) and rhynchos (beak or snout), which refer to aspects of the floral structure.
Horticulture
The species of this genus are not cultivated.
See also
References
- ^ Leth, C. (n.d.). Genus Triceratorhynchus. African Orchids. Retrieved March 11, 2023, from http://www.africanorchids.dk/higher-epidendroideae/tribe-vandeae/subtribe-aerangidinae-from-n-y/triceratorhynchus
- ^ "Triceratorhynchus Summerh". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
- Fischer, E., Rembold, K., Althof, A. & Obholzer, J. (2010). Annotated checklist of the vascular plants of Kakamega forest, Western province, Kenya. Journal of East African Natural History 99: 129-226.
- Summerhayes, Victor Samuel. 1951. Botanical Museum Leaflets of Harvard University 14: 232
- ^ Szlachetko, D. L., Grochocka, E., Olędrzyńska, N., & Mytnik, J. (2018). "Taxonomical notes on Angraecoid orchids from Africa, with a new genus and new combinations." Richardiana. Nouvelle Série, 2.
External links
Data related to Triceratorhynchus at Wikispecies- African Orchids, Triceratorhynchus viridiflorus
- Colnect, photo of Burundi postage stamp bearing depiction of Triceratorhynchus viridiflorus
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