''Leochilus'' is a
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of
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s from the orchid family,
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, native to
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,
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, northern
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, the
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and
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.
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#'' Leochilus carinatus'' (Knowles & Westc.) Lindl. - Oaxaca, Veracruz
#'' Leochilus crocodiliceps'' (Rchb.f.) Kraenzl. in H.G.A.Engler - Jalisco, Colima
#'' Leochilus hagsateri'' M.W.Chase - Oaxaca
#'' Leochilus inconspicuus'' (Kraenzl.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams - Costa Rica
#'' Leochilus johnstonii'' Ames & Correll - from Oaxaca south to Nicaragua
#'' Leochilus labiatus'' (Sw.) Kuntze - from Oaxaca south to Brazil; also West Indies and Florida
#'' Leochilus leiboldii'' Rchb.f. - Oaxaca, Veracruz
#'' Leochilus leochilinus'' (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams - Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
#'' Leochilus oncidioides'' Knowles & Westc. - Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras
#''Leochilus puertoricensis
''Leochilus'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Mexico, Central America, northern South America, the West Indies and Florida.
#''Leochilus carinatus'' (Knowles & Westc.) Lindl. - Oaxaca, Veracruz
#''Le ...
'' M.W.Chase - Puerto Rico, St. Lucia
#'' Leochilus scriptus'' (Scheidw.) Rchb.f. - from southern Mexico south to Ecuador; also Cuba, Trinidad, Dominican Republic
#'' Leochilus tricuspidatus'' (Rchb.f.) Kraenzl. in H.G.A.Engler - Costa Rica, Panama
See also
* List of Orchidaceae genera
This is a list of genera in the orchid family (Orchidaceae), originally according tThe Families of Flowering Plants- L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz. This list is adapted regularly with the changes published in the ''Orchid Research Newsletter'' which ...
References
* (1838) Floral Cabinet 2: 143.
* 2005. ''Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee''. Ulmer, Stuttgart
* (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 283 ff. Oxford University Press.
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Oncidiinae genera
Oncidiinae
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