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Lepanthopsis melanantha

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Family
  
Orchidaceae

Tribe
  
Epidendreae

Rank
  
Species

Order
  
Asparagales

Subfamily
  
Epidendroideae

Subtribe
  
Pleurothallidinae

Similar
  
Lepanthopsis floripecten, Lepanthopsis, Trichosalpinx, Pleurothallidinae, Lepanthes

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.

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Lepanthopsis melanantha Wikipedia