Lepanthopsis

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Lepanthopsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Lepanthopsis
(Cogn.) Ames
Species
  • Lepanthopsis abbreviata
  • Lepanthopsis acetabulum
  • Lepanthopsis acuminata
  • Lepanthopsis apoda
  • Lepanthopsis astrophora
  • Lepanthopsis melanantha
  • Lepanthopsis vinacea
  • etc.

Lepanthopsis, abbreviated as Lpths in horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids with about 38 species, mostly distributed in the Andes and the Caribbean. Lepanthopsis orchids are very small, often with flowers measuring less than 1 centimeter across.

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