Triceratorhynchus
Introduction '''''Triceratorhynchus''''' is a genus of flowering plants of the orchid family, Orchidaceae. It is native to central Africa: Cameroon, Rwanda, Burundi, Uganda, and Kenya.
Description ===Vegetative characteristics===The species are dwarf epiphytes with short stems, which bear many leaves. The leaf shape is oblong or lanceolate.===Generative characteristics===The inflorescences produce one to many small, spurred, inconspicuous flowers.
Taxonomy ===Taxonomic history===The genus was described in 1951 by the British botanist Victor Samuel Summerhayes (1897–1974). His concept of the genus only included the type species, which he described as ''Triceratorhynchus viridiflorus'' Summerh. The other two species of the genus were formerly placed in ''Distylodon'' Summerh., which is a synonym of ''Triceratorhynchus''. Therefore, the genus now consists of three species.
Etymology The generic name ''Triceratorhynchus'' is composed of the three Greek words ''tri'' (three), ''keras'' (horn) and ''rhynchos'' (beak or snout), which refer to aspects of the floral structure.
Horticulture The species of this genus are not cultivated.
See also * List of Orchidaceae genera
References
External links ** African Orchids, ''Triceratorhynchus viridiflorus''* Colnect, photo of Burundi postage stamp bearing depiction of  ''Triceratorhynchus viridiflorus''