Lepanthopsis melanantha

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Tiny orchid
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Lepanthopsis
Species:
L. melanantha
Binomial name
Lepanthopsis melanantha
(Rchb.f.) Ames
Synonyms [1]
  • Pleurothallis melananthaRchb.f
  • Pleurothallis floripictaLindl. ex Griseb., without description
  • Lepanthes brevipetalaFawc. & Rendle
  • Lepanthes harrisiiFawc. & Rendle
  • Lepanthopsis quisqueyanaDod

Lepanthopsis melanantha, common name tiny orchid, is a very small epiphytic species of orchid. It is native to southern Florida and the Greater Antilles (Cuba, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Puerto Rico). In Florida, it is known only from the Fahkahatchee Swamp in Collier County. [1] [2] [3] [4]

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