Brachycladium (Luer) Luer 2005, illegitimate homonym of 1838 name
Neooreophilus Archila
Oreophilus W.E.Higgins & Archila
Penducella Luer & Thoerle
Lepanthes (from Greek "scaled-flower") is a large genus of orchids with about 800–1000 species, distributed in the Antilles and from Mexico through Bolivia (with very few species in Brazil).[1] The genus is abbreviated in horticultural trade as Lths. Almost all the species in the genus are small and live in cloud forests.[2]Babyboot orchid is a common name.[3]