Lepanthes eximia Ames

Species

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Characteristics

Small, caespitose, epiphytic herbs up to 6 cm. tall. Secondary stems very slender, up to 4 cm. long, covered with infundibuliform sheaths. Leaves 0.6-2 cm. long, 0.4-0.7 cm. broad, elliptic to oval, acute or obtuse, attenuated to the base. Sepals 2-3 mm. long and 1-1.5 mm. broad, ovate-lanceolate, acute or acuminate, denticulate. Petals 1-1.5 mm. long and 0.2-0.4 mm. broad, linear, auriculate on the anterior margin at the base, not transverse. Lip 1-1.4 mm. long and 0.6-0.8 mm. broad, oblong to subquadrate, short-unguiculate, retuse or emarginate, ecallose.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.06
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Lepanthes eximia world distribution map, present in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:137524-2
WFO ID wfo-0000225135
COL ID 3T826
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Lepanthes abnormis Lepanthes eximia