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]
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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. |
| Type species | |
| Triceratorhynchus viridiflorus Summerh.[1] | |
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Description
editVegetative characteristics
editThe species are dwarf epiphytes with short stems, which bear many leaves. The leaf shape is oblong or lanceolate.[5]
Generative characteristics
editThe inflorescences produce one to many small, spurred, inconspicuous flowers.[5]
Taxonomy
editTaxonomic history
editThe 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
editThe 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
editThe species of this genus are not cultivated.[1]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ 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
- ^ a b c d e "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
- ^ 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.
External links
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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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