Leptotes (orchid)/Related Articles/Masterlist

Species of Leptotes

• Leptotes bicolor Lindl. 1833 [r]: Is a small species of orchid widespread along the Atlantic Forest in Brazil, the type species of its genus, known for its generous blooming and its purple and white showy flowers. ^[e] (Lindl. 1833)

Synonym: Leptotes serrulata Lindl. 1838, Leptotes glaucophylla Hoffmanns. 1843, Leptotes bicolor f. albescens

• Leptotes bohnkiana Campacci 2004 [r]: Is a small species of orchid endemic from the jungles in the South of Bahia State in Brazil, known for being similar to Leptotes bicolor, however usually carrying just one flower, much smaller, each inflorescence. ^[e]
• Leptotes harryphillipsii Christenson 2004 [r]: Is as small species of orchid from the Atlantic Forest of Brazil, very similar to Leptotes pauloensis from which it can be distinguished for having subtle darker stripes on petals and slightly longer labellum besides structural differences on its callus. ^[e]
• Leptotes mogyensis Krackow. ex Christenson 2004 [r]: Is as rare and small species of orchid possibly from the Atlantic Forest of Sao Paulo State, Brazil, intermediate to other Leptotes species, from which it can be distinguished by its white flowers with a bright purple mark and two calli on the labellum. ^[e]
• Leptotes pauloensis Hoehne 1934 [r]: Is as small species of orchid from the Atlantic Forest of Brazil, similar to Leptotes tenuis from which it can be distinguished for having pale pink flowers which show white labbellum with a cream or pale yellow mark in the middle. ^[e]
• Leptotes pohlitinocoi V.P.Castro & Chiron 2004 [r]: Is a small species of orchid endemic from the jungles in the South of Bahia State in Brazil, known for being similar to Leptotes bicolor, however bringing subtle differences on their flowers structure and on their color, entirely pink. ^[e]
• Leptotes tenuis Rchb.f. 1865 [r]: Is as rare and small species of orchid from the Atlantic Forest of Brazil, easily differentiated within its genus because it is the only which have yellowish flowers. ^[e]

Synonym: Leptotes minuta (Rolfe) Rolfe 1889

• Leptotes unicolor Barb.Rodr. 1877 [r]: Is as small species of orchid from the Atlantic Forest of Brazil, easily differentiated within its genus by its elongated and entirely light pink flowers, which usually face down, and small dark terete leaves. ^[e]

Synonym: Leptotes paranaensis Barb.Rodr. 1881, Leptotes unicolor f. alba

• Leptotes vellozicola Van den Berg, E.C.Smidt & Sidney Marçal de Oliveira 2006 [r]: Is a small species of orchid endemic from Chapada Diamantina in Bahia State, Brazil, which is easily identified because it is the only Leptotes species that have a callus on the center of the labellum close to its apex. ^[e]