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- ↑ "Lepanthes". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew . Retrieved November 1, 2011.
- ↑ Suarez, Francisco; López, María; Gavilanes, María; Monteros, Marco; García, Tatiana; Graham, Catherine (2021-08-09). "Three new endemic species of Lepanthes (Orchidaceae, Pleurothallidinae) from the highlands of Ecuador". PhytoKeys (180): 111–132. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.180.62671. PMC 8367935 . PMID 34408535.
- ↑ Suarez, Francisco; López, María; Gavilanes, María; Monteros, Marco; García, Tatiana; Graham, Catherine (2021-08-09). "Three new endemic species of Lepanthes (Orchidaceae, Pleurothallidinae) from the highlands of Ecuador". PhytoKeys (180): 111–132. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.180.62671. PMC 8367935 . PMID 34408535.
- ↑ Suarez, Francisco; López, María; Gavilanes, María; Monteros, Marco; García, Tatiana; Graham, Catherine (2021-08-09). "Three new endemic species of Lepanthes (Orchidaceae, Pleurothallidinae) from the highlands of Ecuador". PhytoKeys (180): 111–132. doi:10.3897/phytokeys.180.62671. PMC 8367935 . PMID 34408535.
