Triphora is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to South America, Central America, southern Mexico, the West Indies and eastern North America as far north as Ontario. Noddingcaps is a common name for plants in this genus.
- Triphora amazonica <small>Schltr.</small> - Florida, Caribbean, south to Brazil
- Triphora carnosula <small>(Rchb.f.) Schltr.</small> - Brazil
- Triphora craigheadii <small>Luer</small> - Florida
- Triphora debilis <small>(Schltr.) Schltr.</small> - southern Mexico, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Panama
- Triphora duckei <small>Schltr.</small> - Brazil
- Triphora foldatsii <small>Carnevali</small> - Venezuela
- Triphora gentianoides <small>(Sw.) Nutt. ex Ames & Schltr.</small> - Florida, Southern Mexico, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Colombia, Ecuador, Bahamas, Greater Antilles
- Triphora hassleriana <small>(Cogn. ex Chodat & Hassl.) Schltr.</small> - from Mexico to Argentina
- Triphora heringeri <small>Pabst</small> - Brazil
- Triphora miserrima <small>(Cogn.) Acuña</small> - Cuba, Hispaniola
- Triphora nitida <small>(Schltr.) Schltr.</small> - Costa Rica
- Triphora pusilla <small>(Rchb.f. & Warm.) Schltr.</small> - Brazil
- Triphora ravenii <small>(L.O.Williams) Garay</small> - Costa Rica, Panama
- Triphora santamariensis <small>Portalet</small> - Brazil
- Triphora surinamensis <small>(Lindl. ex Benth.) Britton</small> - West Indies south to Brazil
- Triphora trianthophoros <small>(Sw.) Rydb.</small> Ontario, Eastern United States, much of Mexico
- Triphora uniflora <small>A.W.C.Ferreira, Baptista & Pansarin</small> - Brazil
- Triphora wagneri <small>Schltr.</small> - from Mexico to Ecuador
- Triphora yucatanensis <small>Ames</small> - Florida and the Yucatán Peninsula
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References
- Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (1999). Genera Orchidacearum 1. Oxford Univ. Press.
- Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2001). Genera Orchidacearum 2. Oxford Univ. Press.
- Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.A. & Rasmussen, F. eds. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3. Oxford Univ. Press
- Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart