''Spilotantha'' is a
genus proposed by Carlyle Luer; however, the genus lacks a clear
synapomorphy and it is equivalent to ''
Masdevallia''
subgenus
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Amanda
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section ''Amandae''.
Morphology
* large or small plants the ramicauls are shorter than the coriaceous leaves
* an erect raceme with keeled or crested ovaries usually possessing inflated floral bracts
* species exhibit a series of simultaneously blooming flowers borne by a peduncle with a round cross-section
* sepals are usually long-tailed and variously connected into a shallow cup or arching cylindrical tube
* petals are callous on the lower half and are often denticulate along the margins
* the lip is usually divided by marginal folds
Species
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Spilotantha abbreviata
''Spilotantha'' is a genus proposed by Carlyle Luer; however, the genus lacks a clear synapomorphy and it is equivalent to '' Masdevallia'' subgenus ''Amanda'', section ''Amandae''.
Morphology
* large or small plants the ramicauls are sho ...
'' (Rchb.f.) Luer
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Spilotantha alvaroi
''Spilotantha'' is a genus proposed by Carlyle Luer; however, the genus lacks a clear synapomorphy and it is equivalent to '' Masdevallia'' subgenus ''Amanda'', section ''Amandae''.
Morphology
* large or small plants the ramicauls are sho ...
'' (Luer & R.Escobar) Luer
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Spilotantha amanda'' (Rehb.f. & Warsz.) Luer
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Spilotantha anceps'' (Luer & Hirtz) Luer
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Spilotantha bulbophyllopsis
''Masdevallia bulbophyllopsis'' is a species of orchid endemic to southwestern Ecuador.
References
External links
bulbophyllopsis
Endemic flora of Ecuador
Epiphytic orchids
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'' (Kraenzl.) Luer
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Spilotantha caloptera
''Spilotantha'' is a genus proposed by Carlyle Luer; however, the genus lacks a clear synapomorphy and it is equivalent to '' Masdevallia'' subgenus ''Amanda'', section ''Amandae''.
Morphology
* large or small plants the ramicauls are sho ...
'' (Rchb.f.) Luer
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Spilotantha chaetostoma
''Spilotantha'' is a genus proposed by Carlyle Luer; however, the genus lacks a clear synapomorphy and it is equivalent to '' Masdevallia'' subgenus ''Amanda'', section ''Amandae''.
Morphology
* large or small plants the ramicauls are sho ...
'' (Luer) Luer
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Spilotantha corazonica
''Spilotantha'' is a genus proposed by Carlyle Luer; however, the genus lacks a clear synapomorphy and it is equivalent to '' Masdevallia'' subgenus ''Amanda'', section ''Amandae''.
Morphology
* large or small plants the ramicauls are sho ...
'' (Schltr.) Luer
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Spilotantha dalstroemii
''Spilotantha'' is a genus proposed by Carlyle Luer; however, the genus lacks a clear synapomorphy and it is equivalent to '' Masdevallia'' subgenus ''Amanda'', section ''Amandae''.
Morphology
* large or small plants the ramicauls are sho ...
'' (Luer) Luer
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Spilotantha delphina
''Spilotantha'' is a genus proposed by Carlyle Luer; however, the genus lacks a clear synapomorphy and it is equivalent to '' Masdevallia'' subgenus ''Amanda'', section ''Amandae''.
Morphology
* large or small plants the ramicauls are sho ...
'' (Luer) Luer
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Spilotantha densiflora
''Spilotantha'' is a genus proposed by Carlyle Luer; however, the genus lacks a clear synapomorphy and it is equivalent to '' Masdevallia'' subgenus ''Amanda'', section ''Amandae''.
Morphology
* large or small plants the ramicauls are sho ...
'' (Schltr.) Luer
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Spilotantha dimorphtricha
''Spilotantha'' is a genus proposed by Carlyle Luer; however, the genus lacks a clear synapomorphy and it is equivalent to '' Masdevallia'' subgenus ''Amanda'', section ''Amandae''.
Morphology
* large or small plants the ramicauls are sho ...
'' (Luer & Hirtz) Luer
*''
Spilotantha ferrusii
''Spilotantha'' is a genus proposed by Carlyle Luer; however, the genus lacks a clear synapomorphy and it is equivalent to '' Masdevallia'' subgenus ''Amanda'', section ''Amandae''.
Morphology
* large or small plants the ramicauls are sho ...
'' Luer
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Spilotantha graminea
''Spilotantha'' is a genus proposed by Carlyle Luer; however, the genus lacks a clear synapomorphy and it is equivalent to '' Masdevallia'' subgenus ''Amanda'', section ''Amandae''.
Morphology
* large or small plants the ramicauls are sho ...
'' (Luer) Luer
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Spilotantha hydrae
''Spilotantha'' is a genus proposed by Carlyle Luer; however, the genus lacks a clear synapomorphy and it is equivalent to '' Masdevallia'' subgenus ''Amanda'', section ''Amandae''.
Morphology
* large or small plants the ramicauls are sho ...
'' (Luer) Luer
*''
Spilotantha leathersii
''Spilotantha'' is a genus proposed by Carlyle Luer; however, the genus lacks a clear synapomorphy and it is equivalent to '' Masdevallia'' subgenus ''Amanda
Amanda is a Latin feminine gerundive (i.e. verbal adjective) name meaning, liter ...
'' (Luer) Luer
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Spilotantha lehmannii'' (Rchb.f.) Luer
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Spilotantha leptoura'' (Luer) Luer
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Spilotantha melanopus'' (Rchb.f.) Luer
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Spilotantha microsiphon
''Spilotantha'' is a genus proposed by Carlyle Luer; however, the genus lacks a clear synapomorphy and it is equivalent to '' Masdevallia'' subgenus ''Amanda'', section ''Amandae''.
Morphology
* large or small plants the ramicauls are sho ...
'' (Luer) Luer
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Spilotantha ova-avis'' (Luer) Luer
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Spilotantha pachyura'' (Rchb.f.) Luer
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Spilotantha polysticta'' (Rchb.f.) Luer
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Spilotantha porphyrea'' (Luer) Luer
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Spilotantha pozoi'' (Königer) Luer
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Spilotantha pucherrima'' (Luer & Andreetta) Luer
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Spilotantha rafaeliana'' (Luer) Luer
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Spilotantha segrex'' (Luer & Hirtz) Luer
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Spilotantha sertula'' (Luer & Andreetta) Luer
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Spilotantha staaliana'' (Luer & Hirtz) Luer
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Spilotantha superbiens'' (Luer & Hirtz) Luer
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Spilotantha tentaculata'' (Luer) Luer
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Spilotantha tridens'' (Rchb.f.) Luer
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Spilotantha vittatula
''Spilotantha'' is a genus proposed by Carlyle Luer; however, the genus lacks a clear synapomorphy and it is equivalent to '' Masdevallia'' subgenus ''Amanda'', section ''Amandae''.
Morphology
* large or small plants the ramicauls are sho ...
'' (Luer & R.Escobar) Luer
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Spilotantha xanthodactyla'' (Rchb.f.) Luer
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Spilotantha zygia'' (Luer & Malo) Luer
References
Missouri Botanical Garden w3 TROPICOS
Epidendreae genera
Pleurothallidinae
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