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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Lepanthes |
| Species: | L. excedens |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepanthes excedens | |
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Lepanthes excedens is a species of orchid native to Central America.
The Pleurothallidinae are a neotropical subtribe of plants of the orchid family (Orchidaceae) including 29 genera in more than 4000 species.
Lepanthes is a large genus of orchids with about 800–1000 species, distributed in the Antilles and from Mexico through Bolivia. The genus is abbreviated in horticultural trade as Lths. Almost all the species in the genus are small and live in cloud forests. Babyboot orchid is a common name.
Lepanthes acuminata is a species of orchid that occurs from Mexico to northern Venezuela.
Lepanthes pantomima is a species of orchid that occurs from Mexico (Chiapas) to Central America.
Lepanthes guatemalensis is a species of orchid found from Mexico (Chiapas) to El Salvador.
Lepanthes johnsonii is a species of orchid found from Mexico (Chiapas) to Guatemala.
Lepanthes lucifer is a species of orchid endemic to Ecuador.
Lepanthes ophelma is a species of orchid endemic to Colombia.
Lepanthes papillipetala is a species of orchid found from Mexico (Chiapas) to El Salvador.
Lepanthes scopula is a species of orchid found from Mexico to Central America.
Lepanthes stenophylla is a species of orchid found from Mexico (Chiapas) to Venezuela.
Lepanthes × stenosepala is a species of orchid native to Central America.
Lepanthes tridentata is a species of orchid native to Central America.
Lepanthes eltoroensis is a species of orchid known by the common name Luquillo Mountain babyboot orchid. It is endemic to El Yunque National Forest in Puerto Rico, growing primarily in the Luquillo Mountains. It is named for the El Toro Trail in the mountains. It is a federally listed endangered species of the United States.
Lepanthes calodictyon is a small epiphytic orchid native to the montane forest of Ecuador and Colombia, commonly found at elevations ranging from 450 to 1,500 metres.
Lepanthes abitaguae is a species of orchid. It is native to Ecuador.
Lepanthes absens is a species of orchid. It is native to Ecuador.
Lepanthes kokonuko is a species of orchid from southern Colombia. L. kokonuko can be easily recognized by its caespitose medium-sized plants, elliptical coriaceous leaves, long loosely, flexuous and distichous inflorescences; strongly revolute lateral sepals, transversely bilobed petals with the upper lobe lanceolate (hornlike), and a bilaminate lip with the blades ovoid–lanceolate with a bipartite appendix.
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