Triceratorhynchus

Triceratorhynchus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Vandeae
Subtribe: Angraecinae
Genus: Triceratorhynchus
Summerh.
Type species
Triceratorhynchus viridiflorus Summerh.[1]
Species
  • Triceratorhynchus comptus (Summerh.) Szlach., Oledrz. & Mytnik
  • Triceratorhynchus sonkeanus (Droissart, Stévart & P.J.Cribb) Szlach., Oledrz. & Mytnik
  • Triceratorhynchus viridiflorus Summerh.
Synonyms[2]
  • Distylodon Summerh.

Triceratorhynchus is a genus of flowering plants of the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to central Africa: Cameroon, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, and Kenya.[2][3][4]

Description

Vegetative characteristics

The species are dwarf epiphytes with short stems, which bear many leaves. The leaf shape is oblong or lanceolate.[5]

Generative characteristics

The inflorescences produce one to many small, spurred, inconspicuous flowers.[5]

Taxonomy

Taxonomic history

The genus was described in 1951 by the British botanist Victor Samuel Summerhayes (1897–1974).[2] His concept of the genus only included the type species, which he described as Triceratorhynchus viridiflorus Summerh.[1] The other two species of the genus were formerly placed in Distylodon Summerh., which is a synonym of Triceratorhynchus.[2] Therefore, the genus now consists of three species.[5][2]

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.[1]

Horticulture

The species of this genus are not cultivated.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d 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
  2. ^ a b c d e "Triceratorhynchus Summerh". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 March 2023.
  3. ^ 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.
  4. ^ Summerhayes, Victor Samuel. 1951. Botanical Museum Leaflets of Harvard University 14: 232
  5. ^ a b c 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.



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