Trichoceros antennifer (Humb. & Bonpl.) Kunth
- Common Name: Antennae Trichoceros
- Family: Orchidaceae Juss.
- Synonym(s): Trichoceros parviflorus Kunth
- Country of Origin: W. South America
- Habitat: mossy slopes amidst shrubs in cloud forests at altitudes of 1800-4100 m
- Description: Flowers simulate the female flies of the genus Paragymnomma to encourage pseudocopulation and fertilization of the flower.
- Culture: cool to cold growing terrestrial or lithophytic orchid.
Accession Data:
Classification:
- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: monocots
- Order: Asparagales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Orchidaceae
- SubFamily: Epidendroideae
- Tribe: Cymbidieae
- SubTribe: Telipogoninae
References (internal):
References (external):
- The Plant List (2013). Version 1.1. Last accessed on Thursday, 21 February, 2019.
- WCSP (2019). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Facilitated by the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Last accessed on Thursday, 21 February, 2019.
- Trichoceros antennifer at Orchid Species Encyclopedia. Last accessed on Thursday, 21 February, 2019.
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