Trichopilia

{{Short description|Genus of orchids}}

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| image = Trichopilia brevis - Linden.jpg

| image_caption = Trichopilia brevis

| display_parents = 3

| taxon = Trichopilia

| authority = Lindl.

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| synonyms =

  • Pilumna Lindl.
  • Helcia Lindl
  • Leucohyle Klotzsch
  • Neoescobaria Garay

}}

Trichopilia, abbreviated Trpla. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids. It consists of about 45 currently recognised species (as of June 2014), native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies and South America.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=208238 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families, accessed 2014-06-10]{{cite web|url=http://www.orchidsaustralia.com/Trichopilia.htm |title=Trichopilia suavis (Lindl & Paxt) |publisher=Peter Taylor and Australian Orchid Council Inc |date=2003 |accessdate=2014-06-10}}

Species

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