Lepanthopsis melanantha
| tiny orchid | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Epidendreae |
| Subtribe: | Pleurothallidinae |
| Genus: | Lepanthopsis |
| Species: | L. melanantha |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepanthopsis melanantha (Rchb.f.) Ames | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Lepanthopsis melanantha, common name tiny orchid, is a very small epiphytic species of orchid. It is native to southern Florida and the Greater Antilles (Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico). In Florida, it is known only from the Fahkahatchee Swamp in Collier County.[1][2][3][4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Flora of North America v 26 p 616, Lepanthopsis melanantha (Reichenbach f.) Ames, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 1: 19. 1933.
- ↑ Biota of North America Program, county map distribution
- ↑ Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
