Spilotantha

Spilotantha
	Spilotantha ferrusii
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Epidendreae
Subtribe:	Pleurothallidinae
Genus:	Spilotantha; Luer
Species
	About 35, see text
Synonyms
	Masdevallia (Amanda) sect. Amandae

Spilotantha is a genus proposed by Carlyle Luer; however, the genus lacks a clear synapomorphy and it is equivalent to Masdevallia subgenus Amanda, section Amandae.[1]

Morphology

large or small plants the ramicauls are shorter than the coriaceous leaves
an erect raceme with keeled or crested ovaries usually possessing inflated floral bracts
species exhibit a series of simultaneously blooming flowers borne by a peduncle with a round cross-section
sepals are usually long-tailed and variously connected into a shallow cup or arching cylindrical tube
petals are callous on the lower half and are often denticulate along the margins
the lip is usually divided by marginal folds

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