Lepanthopsis

Life-forms

Classification System: APG IV

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Regnum: Plantae
Cladus: Angiosperms
Cladus: Monocots
Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Lepanthopsis
Species: (43)
L. abbreviata – L. acetabulum – L. acuminata – L. anthoctenium – L. apoda – L. aristata – L. astrophora – L. atrosetifera – L. barahonensis – L. calva – L. comet-halleyi – L. constanzensis – L. cucullata – L. culiculosa – L. densiflora – L. dewildei – L. dodii – L. farrago – L. floripecten – L. glandulifera – L. hirtzii – L. hotteana – L. lingulata – L. melanantha – L. micheliae – L. microlepanthes – L. moniliformis – L. obliquipetala – L. ornipteridion – L. peniculus – L. pristis – L. prolifera – L. pulchella – L. purpurata – L. pygmaea – L. rinkei – L. serrulata – L. stellaris – L. steyermarkii – L. ubangii – L. vellozicola – L. vinacea – L. woodsiana
Name

Lepanthopsis (Cogn.) Ames, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 1(9): 3 (1933)

Type species: Lepanthopsis floripecten (Rchb.f.) Ames (1933)

Synonyms

Heterotypic
Expedicula Luer, Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 103: 308 (2005)

Distribution
Native distribution areas:

Continental: Northern America
Regional: Mexico
Mexico Southeast.
Regional: Southeastern U.S.A.
Florida.
Continental: Southern America
Regional: Brazil
Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast.
Regional: Caribbean
Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Puerto Rico.
Regional: Central America
Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá.
Regional: Northern South America
French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela.
Regional: Western South America
Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition
References
Primary references

Ames, O. 1933. A new genus of the Pleurothallidinae. Botanical Museum Leaflets 1(9): 1–29. JSTOR BHL Reference page.

Additional references

Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 365 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page.

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2013. Lepanthopsis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Mar. 11. Reference page.
Emonocot.org 2013. Lepanthopsis in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published online. Accessed: 2013 Sept. 21.
Tropicos.org 2013. Lepanthopsis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 11 Mar. 2013.
International Plant Names Index. 2013. Lepanthopsis. Published online. Accessed: 11. Mar. 2013.
The Plant List 2013. Lepanthopsis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published online. Accessed: 2014 Jun. 10.

Vernacular names

English: Lepanthopsis

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]
Species

Species accepted as of June 2014:[1]

Lepanthopsis abbreviata Luer & Hirtz
Lepanthopsis acetabulum Luer
Lepanthopsis acuminata Ames
Lepanthopsis anthoctenium (Rchb.f.) Ames
Lepanthopsis apoda (Garay & Dunst.) Luer
Lepanthopsis aristata Dod
Lepanthopsis astrophora (Rchb.f. ex Kraenzl.) Garay
Lepanthopsis atrosetifera Dod
Lepanthopsis barahonensis (Cogn.) Garay
Lepanthopsis calva Dod ex Luer
Lepanthopsis comet-halleyi Luer
Lepanthopsis constanzensis (Cogn.) Garay
Lepanthopsis cucullata Dod
Lepanthopsis culiculosa Luer
Lepanthopsis densiflora (Barb.Rodr.) Ames
Lepanthopsis dewildei Luer & R.Escobar
Lepanthopsis dodii Garay
Lepanthopsis farrago (Luer & Hirtz) Luer
Lepanthopsis floripecten (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 (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

References

Kew 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.