Lepanthopsis

Lepanthopsis
Lepanthopsis floripecten
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Lepanthopsis
(Cogn.) Ames
Synonyms

Expedicula Luer

Lepanthopsis, abbreviated as Lpths in horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids with about 50 currently known species. They are distributed mostly in the Andes and the Caribbean, with some species in Central America, southern Mexico and Florida. Lepanthopsis orchids are very small, often with flowers measuring less than 1 centimeter across.

Species

Species accepted as of September 2026:

  1. Lepanthopsis abbreviata Luer & Hirtz
  2. Lepanthopsis acetabulum Luer
  3. Lepanthopsis acuminata Ames
  4. Lepanthopsis anthoctenium (Rchb.f.) Ames
  5. Lepanthopsis apoda (Garay & Dunst.) Luer
  6. Lepanthopsis aristata Dod
  7. Lepanthopsis astrophora (Rchb.f. ex Kraenzl.) Garay
  8. Lepanthopsis atrosetifera Dod
  9. Lepanthopsis barahonensis (Cogn.) Garay
  10. Lepanthopsis bennettii Rykacz., Baranow & Kolan.
  11. Lepanthopsis calva Dod ex Luer
  12. Lepanthopsis comet-halleyi Luer
  13. Lepanthopsis constanzensis (Cogn.) Garay
  14. Lepanthopsis cucullata Dod
  15. Lepanthopsis culiculosa Luer
  16. Lepanthopsis densiflora (Barb.Rodr.) Ames
  17. Lepanthopsis dewildei Luer & R.Escobar
  18. Lepanthopsis dodii Garay
  19. Lepanthopsis doucetteana Pfahl
  20. Lepanthopsis farrago (Luer & Hirtz) Luer
  21. Lepanthopsis floripecten (Rchb.f.) Ames
  22. Lepanthopsis glandulifera Dod
  23. Lepanthopsis hirtzii Luer
  24. Lepanthopsis hotteana (Mansf.) Garay
  25. Lepanthopsis hyalina (H.Stenzel) Karremans
  26. Lepanthopsis legadensis Zandoná & Cath. ex A.Doucette & Pfahl
  27. Lepanthopsis lingulata Dod
  28. Lepanthopsis maculanthina L.E.Matthews
  29. Lepanthopsis melanantha (Rchb.f.) Ames
  30. Lepanthopsis micheliae Dod
  31. Lepanthopsis microlepanthes (Griseb.) Ames
  32. Lepanthopsis moniliformis Dod
  33. Lepanthopsis obliquipetala (Ames & C.Schweinf.) Luer
  34. Lepanthopsis ornipteridion Dod
  35. Lepanthopsis peniculus (Schltr.) Garay
  36. Lepanthopsis pristis Luer & R.Escobar
  37. Lepanthopsis prolifera Garay
  38. Lepanthopsis pulchella Garay & Dunst.
  39. Lepanthopsis purpurata Dod ex Luer
  40. Lepanthopsis pygmaea C.Schweinf.
  41. Lepanthopsis rinkei Luer
  42. Lepanthopsis serrulata (Cogn.) Hespenh. & Garay
  43. Lepanthopsis stellaris Dod
  44. Lepanthopsis steyermarkii Foldats
  45. Lepanthopsis trulliformis I.Jiménez
  46. Lepanthopsis ubangii Luer
  47. Lepanthopsis undulata Kolan. & Szlach.
  48. Lepanthopsis vellozicola R.C.Mota, F.Barros & Stehmann
  49. Lepanthopsis vinacea C.Schweinf.
  50. Lepanthopsis woodsiana Dod ex Luer

References

  1. 1 2 3 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ↑ Flora of North America v 26 p 615, Lepanthopsis (Cogniaux) Ames, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 1(9): 3. 1933.
  3. ↑ Luer, C. A. 1991. Systematics of the genus Lepanthopsis (Orchidaceae). Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 39: 1–78.