| Trisetella | |
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| Trisetella hoeijeri | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Subtribe: | Pleurothallidinae |
| Genus: | Trisetella Luer |
| Type species | |
| Trisetella triaristella | |
| Synonyms [1] | |
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Trisetella is a genus of orchids, native to Central and South America. Twelve of the 23 currently known species are endemic to Ecuador. [1] [2] They bear small flowers with fused sepals and fused petals. The synsepal bears three hair-like tails, which is the namesake of Trisetella ("three little bristles").
Species accepted as of June 2014: [1]