
Lepanthes papilio Luer & R.Vásquez 1983 Photo by © J & L Orchid Website
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Common Name The Butterfly Lepanthes
Flower Size .06" [1.5 mm]
Found in Bolivia in wet montane cloud forests at elevations around 1800 to 2100 meters as a miniature sized, cool to cold growing epiphyte that blooms in the later summer
CAUTION I have no way of verifying this determination as the photo just isn't good enough.
Synonyms
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchids of Bolivia Vasquez & Ibisch 2000 drawing ok;
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