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.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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
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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