Leochilus is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Mexico, Central America, northern South America, the West Indies and Florida.[2]
- Leochilus carinatus (Knowles & Westc.) Lindl. - Oaxaca, Veracruz
- Leochilus crocodiliceps (Rchb.f.) Kraenzl. in H.G.A.Engler - Jalisco, Colima
- Leochilus hagsateri M.W.Chase - Oaxaca
- Leochilus inconspicuus (Kraenzl.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams - Costa Rica
- Leochilus johnstonii Ames & Correll - from Oaxaca south to Nicaragua
- Leochilus labiatus (Sw.) Kuntze - from Oaxaca south to Brazil; also West Indies and Florida
- Leochilus leiboldii Rchb.f. - Oaxaca, Veracruz
- Leochilus leochilinus (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams - Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
- Leochilus oncidioides Knowles & Westc. - Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras
- Leochilus puertoricensis M.W.Chase - Puerto Rico, St. Lucia
- Leochilus scriptus (Scheidw.) Rchb.f. - from southern Mexico south to Ecuador; also Cuba, Trinidad, Dominican Republic
- Leochilus tricuspidatus (Rchb.f.) Kraenzl. in H.G.A.Engler - Costa Rica, Panama
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| Leochilus oncidioides 1841 illustration[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Cymbidieae |
| Subtribe: | Oncidiinae |
| Genus: | Leochilus Knowles & Westc. |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ Walter Hood Fitch (1817-1892) del., Swan sc. - "Curtis's Botanical Magazine" 67 (N.S. 14) pl. 3845
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- Knowles, G.B. & Westcott, F. (1838) Floral Cabinet 2: 143.
- Berg Pana, H. 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
- Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 283 ff. Oxford University Press.
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