''Trisetella'' is a

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s, native to Central and

South America South America is a continent entirely in the Western Hemisphere and mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a considerably smaller portion in the Northern Hemisphere. It can also be described as the southern Subregion#Americas, subregion o ...

. Twelve of the 23 currently known species are endemic to

Ecuador Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west. It also includes the Galápagos Province which contain ...

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s and fused

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synsepal A synsepal is a floral structure formed by the partial or complete fusion of two or more sepals. Such sepals are said to be synsepalous or gamosepalous. It is common among lady's slipper orchids (Cypripedioideae) that the two lateral sepals a ...

bears three hair-like tails, which is the namesake of ''Trisetella'' ("three little bristles"). Species accepted as of June 2014: #'' Trisetella abbreviata'' Luer - Ecuador #'' Trisetella andreettae'' Luer - Ecuador #'' Trisetella cordeliae'' Luer - Peru #'' Trisetella dalstroemii'' Luer - Ecuador #'' Trisetella didyma'' (Luer) Luer - Ecuador #'' Trisetella dressleri'' (Luer) Luer - Panama #'' Trisetella escobarii'' Luer - Colombia #''

Trisetella fissidens ''Trisetella'' is a genus of orchids, native to Central and South America. Twelve of the 23 currently known species are endemic to Ecuador.Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchi ...

'' Luer & Hirtz - Ecuador #'' Trisetella gemmata'' (Rchb.f.) Luer - Colombia #''

Trisetella hirtzii ''Trisetella'' is a genus of orchids, native to Central and South America. Twelve of the 23 currently known species are endemic to Ecuador.Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchi ...

'' Luer - Ecuador #'' Trisetella hoeijeri'' Luer & Hirtz - Ecuador #'' Trisetella klingeri'' Luer - Ecuador #'' Trisetella lasiochila'' Pupulin - Costa Rica #''

Trisetella nodulifera ''Trisetella'' is a genus of orchids, native to Central America, Central and South America. Twelve of the 23 currently known species are endemic to Ecuador.Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part On ...

'' Luer & Hirtz - Ecuador, Peru #''

Trisetella pantex ''Trisetella'' is a genus of orchids, native to Central and South America. Twelve of the 23 currently known species are endemic to Ecuador.Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchi ...

'' (Luer) Luer - Ecuador #''

Trisetella regia ''Trisetella'' is a genus of orchids, native to Central and South America. Twelve of the 23 currently known species are endemic to Ecuador.Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchi ...

'' Königer - Peru #''

Trisetella scobina ''Trisetella'' is a genus of orchids, native to Central and South America. Twelve of the 23 currently known species are endemic to Ecuador.Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchi ...

'' Luer - Ecuador, Bolivia #''

Trisetella sororia ''Trisetella'' is a genus of orchids, native to Central and South America. Twelve of the 23 currently known species are endemic to Ecuador.Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchi ...

'' Luer & Andreetta - Ecuador #''

Trisetella strumosa ''Trisetella'' is a genus of orchids, native to Central and South America. Twelve of the 23 currently known species are endemic to Ecuador.Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchi ...

'' Luer & Andreetta - Ecuador #''

Trisetella tenuissima ''Trisetella'' is a genus of orchids, native to Central and South America. Twelve of the 23 currently known species are endemic to Ecuador.Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchi ...

'' (C.Schweinf.) Luer - Colombia, Panama #'' Trisetella triaristella'' (Rchb.f.) Luer - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia #''

Trisetella triglochin ''Trisetella'' is a genus of orchids, native to Central and South America. Twelve of the 23 currently known species are endemic to Ecuador.Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2006). Epidendroideae (Part One). Genera Orchi ...

'' (Rchb.f.) Luer - Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Brazil, Venezuela, the Guianas #'' Trisetella vittata'' (Luer) Luer - Ecuador

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* * Pleurothallidinae genera {{Epidendreae-stub