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Lepanthes

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Lepanthes

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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). The genus is abbreviated in horticultural trade as Lths. Almost all the species in the genus are small and live in cloud forests. Babyboot orchid is a common name.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderAsparagales
  5. FamilyOrchidaceae
Native toBelize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, French Guiana, Guatemala
Observations recorded15,809

Lepanthes guatemalensis на стволе дерева Lepanthes stenosepala A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z A Lepanthes abitaguae Luer & L.Jost, 1999. Lepanthes abortiva Luer & R.Escobar, 1991. Lepanthes absens Luer & Hirtz, 1996. Lepanthes acarina Luer, 1983. Lepanthes aciculifolia Luer, 1996. Lepanthes acoridilabia Ames & C.Schweinf., 1930. Lepanthes acrogenia Luer & R.Escobar, 1991. Lepanthes actias-luna Luer & Hirtz, 1987. Lepanthes aculeata Luer, 1983. Lepanthes acuminata Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 10: 355 1912. Lepanthes acuminata subsp. acuminata. Lepanthes acuminata subsp. ernestii Salazar & Soto Arenas, 1996. Lepanthes acunae Hespenh., 1973. Lepanthes acutissima Luer & R.Escobar, 1994. Lepanthes adamsii Hespenh., 1968. Lepanthes adelphe Luer & Hirtz, 1996. Lepanthes adrianae Luer, 2002. Lepanthes aduncata Luer & R.Escobar, 1993. Lepanthes aeora Luer & Hirtz, 1987. Lepanthes affinis Luer & R.Escobar, 1988. Lepanthes aggeris Luer & R.Escobar, 1993. Lepanthes agglutinata Luer, 1983. Lepanthes aithalos Carnevali & I.Ramírez in G.A.Romero & G.Carnevali, 2000. Lepanthes alcicornis Luer & R.Escobar

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
2,067
With media
1,776
Family
Orchidaceae
Collections
FC-UNAM, UNICACH, INECOL, IBUNAM, SEL, NY
Recorded in
Mexico, El Salvador, Bolivia, Panama, Ecuador, Colombia
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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). The genus is abbreviated in horticultural trade as Lths. Almost all the species in the genus are small and live in cloud forests. Babyboot orchid is a common name.

==See also== Draconanthes List of Lepanthes species List of the largest genera of flowering plants

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