Location within Peru ²

This orchid is only known from a collection made near Tingo Maria in the Huánuco Region in Peru.

Description ²

Small tufted epiphyte with slender roots and small ovate pointed leaves. It is seems likely that it is an epiphyte of tree species and to have been found in the forests of the area where the specimen was collected.

Habitat Type ²

No information

References ²

Chadburn, H. 2013. Lepanthes applanata. In: IUCN 2013. IUCN Red List of Threatened Species

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More Info

• iNaturalist NZ taxon page
• Biodiversity Heritage Library
• BOLD Systems BIN search
• eFloras.org
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF)
• HOSTS - a Database of the World's Lepidopteran Hostplants
• IPNI (with links to POWO, WFO, and BHL)
• SEINet Symbiota portals
• Tropicos
• World Flora Online

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