Leochilus

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.

1. Leochilus carinatus <small>(Knowles & Westc.) Lindl.</small> - Oaxaca, Veracruz
2. Leochilus crocodiliceps <small>(Rchb.f.) Kraenzl. in H.G.A.Engler</small> - Jalisco, Colima
3. Leochilus hagsateri <small>M.W.Chase</small> - Oaxaca
4. Leochilus inconspicuus <small>(Kraenzl.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams</small> - Costa Rica
5. Leochilus johnstonii <small>Ames & Correll</small> - from Oaxaca south to Nicaragua
6. Leochilus labiatus <small>(Sw.) Kuntze</small> - from Oaxaca south to Brazil; also West Indies and Florida
7. Leochilus leiboldii <small>Rchb.f.</small> - Oaxaca, Veracruz
8. Leochilus leochilinus <small>(Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams</small> - Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama
9. Leochilus oncidioides <small>Knowles & Westc.</small> - Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras
10. Leochilus puertoricensis <small>M.W.Chase</small> - Puerto Rico, St. Lucia
11. Leochilus scriptus <small>(Scheidw.) Rchb.f.</small> - from southern Mexico south to Ecuador; also Cuba, Trinidad, Dominican Republic
12. Leochilus tricuspidatus <small>(Rchb.f.) Kraenzl. in H.G.A.Engler</small> - Costa Rica, Panama

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

• (1838) Floral Cabinet 2: 143.
• 2005. Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee. Ulmer, Stuttgart
• (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 283 ff. Oxford University Press.

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