''Leochilus'' is a

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s from the orchid family,

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, native to

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, northern

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, the

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and

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.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
/ref> #'' Leochilus carinatus'' (Knowles & Westc.) Lindl. - Oaxaca, Veracruz #'' Leochilus crocodiliceps'' (Rchb.f.) Kraenzl. in H.G.A.Engler - Jalisco, Colima #'' Leochilus hagsateri'' M.W.Chase - Oaxaca #''

Leochilus inconspicuus ''Leochilus'' is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, native to Mexico, Central America, northern South America, the West Indies and Florida. #''Leochilus carinatus'' (Knowles & Westc.) Lindl. - Oaxaca, Veracruz #''Le ...

'' (Kraenzl.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams - Costa Rica #'' Leochilus johnstonii'' Ames & Correll - from Oaxaca south to Nicaragua #'' Leochilus labiatus'' (Sw.) Kuntze - from Oaxaca south to Brazil; also West Indies and Florida #'' Leochilus leiboldii'' Rchb.f. - Oaxaca, Veracruz #'' Leochilus leochilinus'' (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase & N.H.Williams - Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama #'' Leochilus oncidioides'' Knowles & Westc. - Mexico, Guatemala, Honduras #'' Leochilus puertoricensis'' M.W.Chase - Puerto Rico, St. Lucia #'' Leochilus scriptus'' (Scheidw.) Rchb.f. - from southern Mexico south to Ecuador; also Cuba, Trinidad, Dominican Republic #'' Leochilus tricuspidatus'' (Rchb.f.) Kraenzl. in H.G.A.Engler - Costa Rica, Panama

References

* (1838) Floral Cabinet 2: 143. * 2005. ''Handbuch der Orchideen-Namen. Dictionary of Orchid Names. Dizionario dei nomi delle orchidee''. Ulmer, Stuttgart * (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 283 ff. Oxford University Press.

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* * Oncidiinae genera Oncidiinae {{Cymbidieae-stub

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