Lepanthes helleri

Lepanthes helleri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Lepanthes
Species:
L. helleri
Binomial name
Lepanthes helleri

Lepanthes helleri is a miniature orchid (family Orchidaceae) endemic to the cloud forests of Costa Rica in which the leaf is curled into a tube, with the solitary flower emerging directly from the leaf, facing the inside of the tube.[1]

References

  1. ^ Zuchowski, Willow (2007). Tropical Plants of Costa Rica. Ithaca, N.Y.: Cornell Univ. Press. pp. 425–426. ISBN 978-0-8014-4588-0.


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