Lepanthes

Lepanthes (from Greek "scaled-flower") is a large genus of orchids with about 800–1000 species, distributed in the Antilles and from Mexico through Bolivia (with very few species in Brazil).^[1] The genus is abbreviated in horticultural trade as Lths. Almost all the species in the genus are small and live in cloud forests.^[2] Babyboot orchid is a common name.^[3]

Lepanthes
Lepanthes ophelma
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Epidendreae
Subtribe:	Pleurothallidinae
Genus:	Lepanthes Sw.
Species
800–1000
Synonyms[1]
Brachycladium (Luer) Luer 2005, illegitimate homonym of 1838 name Neooreophilus Archila Oreophilus W.E.Higgins & Archila Penducella Luer & Thoerle

See also

• Draconanthes
• List of Lepanthes species
• List of the largest genera of flowering plants