Lepanthes echinata Luer & Cloes 2001

Side View of Flower Photos by © Patrick & Martine Cloes and their Pleurothallid Webpage

Lip Detail Photo by © Bruno Larsen and his Flickr Orchid Photo Website

Common Name The Spiny Lepanthes

Flower Size .2" [5mm]

Found in Peru in cloud forests at elevations around 2900 meters as a cold growing epiphyte that blooms in the summer

CAUTION I have no way of verifying this determination so please use with caution

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

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