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.^[2]

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

Clade:Tracheophytes

Clade:Angiosperms

Clade:Monocots

Order:Asparagales

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Leochilus
Leochilus oncidioides 1841 illustration[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Cymbidieae
Subtribe:	Oncidiinae
Genus:	Leochilus Knowles & Westc.
Synonyms[2]
Cryptosanus Scheidw Papperitzia Rchb.f. Leiochilus Benth. Hybochilus Schltr. Goniochilus M.W.Chase

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