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 Florida.[1][2]Lepanthopsis orchids are very small, often with flowers measuring less than 1 centimeter across.[3]
^ abKew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
^Flora of North America v 26 p 615, Lepanthopsis (Cogniaux) Ames, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 1(9): 3. 1933.
^Luer, C. A. 1991. Systematics of the genus Lepanthopsis (Orchidaceae). Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 39: 1–78.
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