Lepanthes

Lepanthes
Babyboot Orchid
Lepanthes ophelma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Lepanthes
Sw.
Species

800–1000

Synonyms[1]
  • Brachycladium (Luer) Luer 2005, illegitimate homonym of 1838 name
  • Neooreophilus Archila
  • Oreophilus W.E.Higgins & Archila
  • Penducella Luer & Thoerle

Lepanthes (from Greek "scaled-flower") is a large genus of orchids with about 800–1000 species, distributed in the Antilles and from Mexico through Bolivia (with very few species in Brazil).[1] The genus is abbreviated in horticultural trade as Lths. Almost all the species in the genus are small and live in cloud forests.[2]

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