The gelechioid moth genus Stenoptera, established by Duponchel in 1838, is a junior synonym of Esperia. The gall midge genus Stenoptera, invalidly established by Meunier in 1902, has been renamed Neostenoptera.
Stenoptera is a genus of flowering plants from the family Orchidaceae, endemic to South America.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant FamiliesPridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3: 1-358. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.Presl, Carl Bořivoj. 1827. Reliquiae Haenkeanae 1(2): 95
Species Species accepted as of June 2014:
Stenoptera acuta Lindl. - Peru, Brazil Stenoptera ciliaris C.Schweinf. - Peru Stenoptera ecuadorana Dodson & C.Vargas - Ecuador Stenoptera huilaensis Garay - Colombia Stenoptera laxiflora C.Schweinf. - Peru Stenoptera montana C.Schweinf. - Peru Stenoptera peruviana C.Presl - Colombia, Ecuador, Peru
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