Triphora trianthophoros

Triphora trianthophoros

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Triphoreae
Subtribus: Triphorinae
Genus: Triphora
Species: Triphora trianthophoros
Subspecies: (2)
T. t. subsp. mexicana – T. t. subsp. trianthophoros

Name

Triphora trianthophoros (Sw.) Rydb. in N.L.Britton, Man. Fl. N. States: 298 (1901)

• Type species:

Synonyms

• Basionym
  • Arethusa trianthophoros Sw., Kongl. Vetensk. Acad. Nya Handl. 21: 230 (1800)
• Homotypic
  • Pogonia trianthophoros (Sw.) Britton, Sterns & Poggenb., Prelim. Cat.: 52 (1888)

References

• Rydberg, P.A. (1800) Manual of the Flora of the northern States and Canada 298.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 614 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2015. Triphora trianthophoros in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Aug. 5.
• Emonocot.org 2015. Triphora trianthophoros in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Aug. 5.
• Tropicos.org 2015. Triphora trianthophoros . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Aug. 5.
• International Plant Names Index. 2015. Triphora trianthophoros. Published online. Accessed 5. Aug. 2015.
• The Plant List 2013. Triphora trianthophoros in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2015 Aug. 5.

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America  Regional: Eastern Canada Ontario. Regional: Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest. Regional: North-Central U.S.A. Illinois, Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Wisconsin. Regional: Northeastern U.S.A. Connecticut, Indiana, Maine, Masachusettes, Michigan, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Isle, Vermont, West Virginia. Regional: South-Central U.S.A. Texas. Regional: Southeastern U.S.A. Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia. Continental: Southern America  Regional: Central America Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Panamá. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

Vernacular names

English: Three birds orchid

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