''Lepanthopsis'', abbreviated as Lpths in horticultural trade, is a

genus Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...

orchid Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...

s with about 43 currently known

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. They are distributed mostly in the

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and the Caribbean, with some species in

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, southern

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and

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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 abbreviata'' Luer & Hirtz #''

Lepanthopsis acetabulum ''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 Flo ...

'' Luer #''

Lepanthopsis acuminata ''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 Flo ...

'' Ames #'' Lepanthopsis anthoctenium'' (Rchb.f.) Ames #''

Lepanthopsis apoda ''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 Flo ...

'' (Garay & Dunst.) Luer #'' Lepanthopsis aristata'' Dod #''

Lepanthopsis astrophora ''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 Flo ...

'' (Rchb.f. ex Kraenzl.) Garay #'' Lepanthopsis atrosetifera'' Dod #''

Lepanthopsis barahonensis ''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 Flo ...

'' (Cogn.) Garay #'' Lepanthopsis calva'' Dod ex Luer #''

Lepanthopsis comet-halleyi ''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 Flo ...

'' Luer #''

Lepanthopsis constanzensis ''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 Flo ...

'' (Cogn.) Garay #''

Lepanthopsis cucullata ''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 Flo ...

'' Dod #''

Lepanthopsis culiculosa ''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 Flo ...

'' Luer #''

Lepanthopsis densiflora ''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 Flo ...

'' (Barb.Rodr.) Ames #''

Lepanthopsis dewildei ''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 Flo ...

'' Luer & R.Escobar #''

Lepanthopsis dodii ''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 Flo ...

'' Garay #''

Lepanthopsis farrago ''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 Flo ...

'' (Luer & Hirtz) Luer #''

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 Flo ...

'' (Rchb.f.) Ames #''

Lepanthopsis glandulifera ''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 Flo ...

'' Dod #''

Lepanthopsis hirtzii ''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 Flo ...

'' Luer #'' Lepanthopsis hotteana'' (Mansf.) Garay #'' Lepanthopsis lingulata'' Dod #'' Lepanthopsis melanantha'' (Rchb.f.) Ames #'' Lepanthopsis micheliae'' Dod #'' Lepanthopsis microlepanthes'' (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 ''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 Flo ...

'' (Cogn.) Hespenh. & Garay #''

Lepanthopsis stellaris ''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 Flo ...

'' Dod #''

Lepanthopsis steyermarkii ''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 Flo ...

'' Foldats #'' Lepanthopsis ubangii'' Luer #''

Lepanthopsis vellozicola ''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 Flo ...

'' R.C.Mota, F.Barros & Stehmann #''

Lepanthopsis vinacea ''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 Flo ...

'' C.Schweinf. #'' Lepanthopsis woodsiana'' Dod ex Luer

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* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q3300050 Pleurothallidinae genera Pleurothallidinae Taxa named by Alfred Cogniaux