Leochilus

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

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 (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

See also

• List of Orchidaceae genera

References

• 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.

External links

• Media related to Leochilus at Wikimedia Commons
• Data related to Leochilus at Wikispecies