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]

Lepanthopsis
Lepanthopsis floripecten
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Epidendreae
Subtribe:	Pleurothallidinae
Genus:	Lepanthopsis (Cogn.) Ames
Synonyms[1]
Expedicula Luer

Species

Species accepted as of June 2014:^[1]

1. Lepanthopsis abbreviata Luer & Hirtz
2. Lepanthopsis acetabulum Luer
3. Lepanthopsis acuminata Ames
4. Lepanthopsis anthoctenium (Rchb.f.) Ames
5. Lepanthopsis apoda (Garay & Dunst.) Luer
6. Lepanthopsis aristata Dod
7. Lepanthopsis astrophora (Rchb.f. ex Kraenzl.) Garay
8. Lepanthopsis atrosetifera Dod
9. Lepanthopsis barahonensis (Cogn.) Garay
10. Lepanthopsis calva Dod ex Luer
11. Lepanthopsis comet-halleyi Luer
12. Lepanthopsis constanzensis (Cogn.) Garay
13. Lepanthopsis cucullata Dod
14. Lepanthopsis culiculosa Luer
15. Lepanthopsis densiflora (Barb.Rodr.) Ames
16. Lepanthopsis dewildei Luer & R.Escobar
17. Lepanthopsis dodii Garay
18. Lepanthopsis farrago (Luer & Hirtz) Luer
19. Lepanthopsis floripecten (Rchb.f.) Ames
20. Lepanthopsis glandulifera Dod
21. Lepanthopsis hirtzii Luer
22. Lepanthopsis hotteana (Mansf.) Garay
23. Lepanthopsis lingulata Dod
24. Lepanthopsis melanantha (Rchb.f.) Ames
25. Lepanthopsis micheliae Dod
26. Lepanthopsis microlepanthes (Griseb.) Ames
27. Lepanthopsis moniliformis Dod
28. Lepanthopsis obliquipetala (Ames & C.Schweinf.) Luer
29. Lepanthopsis ornipteridion Dod
30. Lepanthopsis peniculus (Schltr.) Garay
31. Lepanthopsis pristis Luer & R.Escobar
32. Lepanthopsis prolifera Garay
33. Lepanthopsis pulchella Garay & Dunst.
34. Lepanthopsis purpurata Dod ex Luer
35. Lepanthopsis pygmaea C.Schweinf.
36. Lepanthopsis rinkei Luer
37. Lepanthopsis serrulata (Cogn.) Hespenh. & Garay
38. Lepanthopsis stellaris Dod
39. Lepanthopsis steyermarkii Foldats
40. Lepanthopsis ubangii Luer
41. Lepanthopsis vellozicola R.C.Mota, F.Barros & Stehmann
42. Lepanthopsis vinacea C.Schweinf.
43. Lepanthopsis woodsiana Dod ex Luer