Lepanthopsis

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Lepanthopsis
Lepanthopsis floripecten.jpg
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Lepanthopsis
(Cogn.) Ames
Synonyms[1]

Expedicula Luer

Lepanthopsis, abbreviated as Lpths in horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids with about 43 currently known species. They are distributed mostly in the Andes and the Caribbean, with some species in Central America, southern Mexico and Florida.[1][2] Lepanthopsis orchids are very small, often with flowers measuring less than 1 centimeter across.[3]

Species[]

Species accepted as of June 2014:[1]

  1. Luer & Hirtz
  2. Luer
  3. Ames
  4. (Rchb.f.) Ames
  5. (Garay & Dunst.) Luer
  6. Dod
  7. (Rchb.f. ex Kraenzl.) Garay
  8. Dod
  9. (Cogn.) Garay
  10. Dod ex Luer
  11. Luer
  12. (Cogn.) Garay
  13. Dod
  14. Luer
  15. (Barb.Rodr.) Ames
  16. Luer & R.Escobar
  17. Garay
  18. (Luer & Hirtz) Luer
  19. (Rchb.f.) Ames
  20. Dod
  21. Luer
  22. (Mansf.) Garay
  23. Dod
  24. Lepanthopsis melanantha (Rchb.f.) Ames
  25. Dod
  26. (Griseb.) Ames
  27. Dod
  28. (Ames & C.Schweinf.) Luer
  29. Dod
  30. (Schltr.) Garay
  31. Luer & R.Escobar
  32. Garay
  33. Garay & Dunst.
  34. Dod ex Luer
  35. C.Schweinf.
  36. Luer
  37. (Cogn.) Hespenh. & Garay
  38. Dod
  39. Foldats
  40. Luer
  41. R.C.Mota, F.Barros & Stehmann
  42. C.Schweinf.
  43. Dod ex Luer

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Flora of North America v 26 p 615, Lepanthopsis (Cogniaux) Ames, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 1(9): 3. 1933.
  3. ^ Luer, C. A. 1991. Systematics of the genus Lepanthopsis (Orchidaceae). Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 39: 1–78.

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