Lueheopsis is a genus of flowering plants belonging to the family Malvaceae.

It is found in the countries of Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname and Venezuela.

[1] The genus name of Lueheopsis is in honour of Carl Emil von der Luehe or Lühe (1751–1801), a German botanist and chamberlain of Princess Caroline-Mathilde of Denmark; later a chamberlain in Vienna, Austria.

[2] 'Opsis' refers to the Ancient Greek word ὄψις meaning aspect or appearance.

[1] ὄψις (ópsis, “aspect", "appearance”) According to Kew:[1]