''Lepanthopsis'', abbreviated as Lpths in horticultural trade, is a
genus
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of
orchid
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Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...
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, 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:
References
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Pleurothallidinae genera
Pleurothallidinae
Taxa named by Alfred Cogniaux