800–1000 Lepanthes (from Greek "scaled-flower") is a large genus of orchids with about 800–1000 species, distributed in the Antilles and from Mexico through Bolivia (with very few species in Brazil).

[1] The genus is abbreviated in horticultural trade as Lths.

Almost all the species in the genus are small and live in cloud forests.

[2] Babyboot orchid is a common name.

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