Leptotes (plant) species that have more rounded flowers with petals and sepals that are wide open and flatter. The leaves are shorter wrinkly leaves, generally very dark green or purple colored. The species of this group often have only one or two flowers on each inflorescence. Four of them are very similar and sometimes difficult to distinguish. Leptotes (plant) Leptotes, abbreviated Lpt in horticultural trade, is a genus of orchids formed by nine small species that grow in the dry jungles of south and southeast Brazil, and also in Paraguay or Argentina. They are small epiphytic plants of caespitose growth that sometimes
Lophospermum scandens with age and developing a woody caudex – a swollen, bulb-like structure at the base of the stem. The leaf stalks (petioles) are long, occasionally twining to grasp supports, thus enabling the plant to climb. The leaves are narrowly heart-shaped, long by wide, with a pointed apex and toothed edges (dentate or crenate). The leaves and stems are sparsely covered with short hairs. "Lophospermum scandens" flowers and fruits from May to November in its native habitat. The flowers are borne singly on stems (peduncles) long. The calyx has sepals that are generally narrowly ovate, long and wide at the base,