Global InformationLepanthes eltoroensis information
| Lepanthes eltoroensis | |
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Conservation status
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 Delisted (ESA)[1][2][3] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Lepanthes |
| Species: | L. eltoroensis
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| Binomial name | |
| Lepanthes eltoroensis Stimson
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Lepanthes eltoroensis is a species of orchid known by the common name Luquillo Mountain babyboot orchid.[4] It is endemic to El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico, growing primarily in the Luquillo Mountains.[5] It is named for the El Toro Trail in the mountains.[6] It was a federally listed endangered species of the United States from 1991[2] to 2021, when it was delisted due to recovery.[3]
- ^ "No common name (Lepanthes eltoroensis)". Environmental Conservation Online System. U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service. Retrieved 9 October 2023.
- ^ a b 56 FR 60933
- ^ a b 86 FR 31972
- ^ "El Yunque National Forest: L. eltoroensis". Endemic Plant Facts. 2009.
- ^ Beacham, Walton (2000). "Beacham's Guide to the Endangered Species of North America". Dicots, Monocots, Glossary, Organizations, Indexes. 6: 3262–3263 – via GALE.
- ^ USFWS (1996). "Cranichis ricartii and Lepanthes eltorensis Recovery Plan" (PDF). USFWS: 21.