Lepanthopsis
| Lepanthopsis | |
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| Lepanthopsis floripecten | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Epidendreae |
| Subtribe: | Pleurothallidinae |
| Genus: | Lepanthopsis (Cogn.) Ames |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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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
[edit]Species accepted as of June 2014:[1]
- Lepanthopsis abbreviata Luer & Hirtz
- Lepanthopsis acetabulum Luer
- Lepanthopsis acuminata Ames
- Lepanthopsis anthoctenium (Rchb.f.) Ames
- Lepanthopsis apoda (Garay & Dunst.) Luer
- Lepanthopsis aristata Dod
- Lepanthopsis astrophora (Rchb.f. ex Kraenzl.) Garay
- Lepanthopsis atrosetifera Dod
- Lepanthopsis barahonensis (Cogn.) Garay
- Lepanthopsis calva Dod ex Luer
- Lepanthopsis comet-halleyi Luer
- Lepanthopsis constanzensis (Cogn.) Garay
- Lepanthopsis cucullata Dod
- Lepanthopsis culiculosa Luer
- Lepanthopsis densiflora (Barb.Rodr.) Ames
- Lepanthopsis dewildei Luer & R.Escobar
- Lepanthopsis dodii Garay
- Lepanthopsis farrago (Luer & Hirtz) Luer
- Lepanthopsis floripecten (Rchb.f.) Ames
- Lepanthopsis glandulifera Dod
- Lepanthopsis hirtzii Luer
- Lepanthopsis hotteana (Mansf.) Garay
- Lepanthopsis lingulata Dod
- Lepanthopsis melanantha (Rchb.f.) Ames
- Lepanthopsis micheliae Dod
- Lepanthopsis microlepanthes (Griseb.) Ames
- Lepanthopsis moniliformis Dod
- Lepanthopsis obliquipetala (Ames & C.Schweinf.) Luer
- Lepanthopsis ornipteridion Dod
- Lepanthopsis peniculus (Schltr.) Garay
- Lepanthopsis pristis Luer & R.Escobar
- Lepanthopsis prolifera Garay
- Lepanthopsis pulchella Garay & Dunst.
- Lepanthopsis purpurata Dod ex Luer
- Lepanthopsis pygmaea C.Schweinf.
- Lepanthopsis rinkei Luer
- Lepanthopsis serrulata (Cogn.) Hespenh. & Garay
- Lepanthopsis stellaris Dod
- Lepanthopsis steyermarkii Foldats
- Lepanthopsis ubangii Luer
- Lepanthopsis vellozicola R.C.Mota, F.Barros & Stehmann
- Lepanthopsis vinacea C.Schweinf.
- Lepanthopsis woodsiana Dod ex Luer
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ Flora of North America v 26 p 615, Lepanthopsis (Cogniaux) Ames, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 1(9): 3. 1933.
- ^ Luer, C. A. 1991. Systematics of the genus Lepanthopsis (Orchidaceae). Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 39: 1–78.
External links
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Media related to Lepanthopsis at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Lepanthopsis at Wikispecies
