''Lepanthopsis'', abbreviated as Lpths in horticultural trade, is a
genus
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of
orchid
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s with about 43 currently known
species
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. They are distributed mostly in the
Andes
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and the
Caribbean
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, with some species in
Central America
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, southern
Mexico
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and
Florida
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.
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/ref> ''Lepanthopsis'' orchids are very small, often with flowers measuring less than 1 centimeter across.[Luer, C. A. 1991. Systematics of the genus ''Lepanthopsis'' (Orchidaceae). Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 39: 1–78.]
Species
Species accepted as of June 2014:Lepanthopsis floripecten
''Lepanthopsis'', abbreviated as Lpths in horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids with about 43 currently known species. They are distributed mostly in the Andes and the Caribbean, with some species in Central America, southern Mexico and Flor ...
'' (Rchb.f.) Ames
#'' Lepanthopsis glandulifera'' Dod
#'' Lepanthopsis hirtzii'' Luer
#'' Lepanthopsis hotteana'' (Mansf.) Garay
#'' Lepanthopsis lingulata'' Dod
#'' Lepanthopsis melanantha'' (Rchb.f.) Ames
#'' Lepanthopsis micheliae'' Dod
#''Lepanthopsis microlepanthes
''Lepanthopsis'', abbreviated as Lpths in horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids with about 43 currently known species. They are distributed mostly in the Andes and the Caribbean, with some species in Central America, southern Mexico and Flor ...
'' (Griseb.) Ames
#'' Lepanthopsis moniliformis'' Dod
#'' Lepanthopsis obliquipetala'' (Ames & C.Schweinf.) Luer
#'' Lepanthopsis ornipteridion'' Dod
#'' Lepanthopsis peniculus'' (Schltr.) Garay
#'' Lepanthopsis pristis'' Luer & R.Escobar
#'' Lepanthopsis prolifera'' Garay
#'' Lepanthopsis pulchella'' Garay & Dunst.
#'' Lepanthopsis purpurata'' Dod ex Luer
#'' Lepanthopsis pygmaea'' C.Schweinf.
#'' Lepanthopsis rinkei'' Luer
#'' Lepanthopsis serrulata'' (Cogn.) Hespenh. & Garay
#'' Lepanthopsis stellaris'' Dod
#'' Lepanthopsis steyermarkii'' Foldats
#'' Lepanthopsis ubangii'' Luer
#'' Lepanthopsis vellozicola'' R.C.Mota, F.Barros & Stehmann
#'' Lepanthopsis vinacea'' C.Schweinf.
#'' Lepanthopsis woodsiana'' Dod ex Luer
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Pleurothallidinae genera
Pleurothallidinae
Taxa named by Alfred Cogniaux