lepanthes (from greek "scaled-flower") is a large genus of orchids with about 800–1300...
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Lepanthes (from Greek "scaled-flower") is a large
genus of orchids with about 800–1300 species,
distributed in the Antilles and from Mexico
through Bolivia (with very few species in Brazil).
It is also commonly known as the Babyboot
Orchid
Almost all the species in the genus are small
and live in cloud forests.
Lepanthes fiskei
DistributionThis genus is distributed in the Antilles island and from Mexico through Bolivia with several
species in Brazil.Plants usually have a small flower on a single leaf. Flowers are usually successive and have a
specific lip.Culture
Keep plants in a moist mix of fine bark or sphagnum moss. Do not let mix dry. Plants should watered regularly. Plants require cool to warm temperatures, depending on the species and
shade.Naming
The name is derived from the Greek word for "scaled-flower". It is also commonly known as the Babyboot Orchid
Lepanthes tridentata from Edwards's Botanical 1835
Scientific ClassificationKingdom :PlantaeDivision :Magnoliophyta
Class: LiliopsidaOrder: AsparagalesFamily:OrchidaceaeSubfamily: EpidendroideaeTribe: EpidendreaeSubTribe: PleurothallidinaeAlliance:Genus: Lepanthes. 1799
Lepanthes es un género de planta de la subtribu Pleurothallidinae perteneciente a la familia Orchidaceae.
Son orquídeas Neotropicales distribuidas desde México hasta Bolivia incluyendo las Antillas y Cuba, sin embargo la mayor diversidad se concentra en los Andes,
especialmente en Colombia, Ecuador y el Brasil continental. Hay unas 1200? especies y taxones infraespécificos descritos, de los cuales unos 700
parecen válidos en este género.
Lepanthes excedens
Lepanthes papillipetala is a species of orchid found from Mexico (Chiapas) to El Salvador.
Lepanthes guatemalensis es una especie de orquidea que se encuentra en México - Guatemala.
Lepanthes guatemalensis is a species of orchid found from Mexico (Chiapas) to El Salvador.
Lepanthes lucifer es una espécie
de orquídea originaria del Ecuador.
Lepanthes lucifer is a species of orchid endemic to Ecuador.
לפני המצאת הצילום הצבעוני ציירים ובוטניקאים נהגו לצייר כל צמח וצמח וכל
מין ומין בפרטי פרוטרות. ציור זה צויר .1888ב
Illustration of Lepanthes sanguinea
Date1844
Source"Curtis's Botanical Magazine"
מקורות:
http://orchid-nord.com/Lepanthes/lepanthes.htm
http://orchid-nord.com/pleurothallids.htm
http://www.orchidphotos.org/images/orchids/speciesV2/Lepanthes/index.html
http://orchids.wikia.com/wiki/Lepanthes
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Lepanthes_species
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:Lepanthes
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