| Lepanthes ophelma | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Lepanthes |
| Species: | L. ophelma |
| Binomial name | |
| Lepanthes ophelma | |
Lepanthes ophelma is a species of orchid endemic to Colombia. [1]
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 excedens is a species of orchid native to Central America.
Lepanthes guatemalensis is a species of orchid found from Mexico (Chiapas) to El Salvador.
Lepanthes helicocephala is a species of orchid native to the Neotropics.
Lepanthes johnsonii is a species of orchid found from Mexico (Chiapas) to Guatemala. It has a subspecies, L. johnsonii subsp. costaricensis.
Lepanthes lucifer is a species of orchid endemic to Ecuador.
Lepanthes papillipetala is a species of orchid found from Mexico (Chiapas) to El Salvador.
Lepanthes pteropogon is a species of orchid found from Colombia to El Salvador.
Lepanthes scopula is a species of orchid found from Mexico to Central America.
Lepanthes × stenosepala is a species of orchid native to Central America.
Lepanthes tridentata is a species of orchid native to Central America.
Lepanthes machogaffensis is a species of Neotropical orchid described in 2009. It is endemic to Costa Rica and has so far only been found in Tapantí National Park. It has red petals and may flower several times during the year, yet its flowers only last for three days. It is named after the MachoGaff virgin forest within the park where it was found.
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 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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