Reichantha (ree-KAN-thah) consists mostly of Central American species and is distinguished by a caespitose habit, a single flower or a successively flowered raceme (except one with two simultaneous flowers), borne by a peduncle round in cross-section.  The sepals are long-tailed.  The petals are callous on the lower half without a protruding process.  The lip is oblong with a pair of often distinct longitudinal calli on or above the middle.  Most of these species came from Masdevallia section Reichenbachianae.  A few came from other subgenera and sections.

    Reichantha calura (Rchb.f.) Luer

    Reichantha chasei (Luer) Luer

    Reichantha cupularis (Rchb.f.) Luer

    Reichantha demissa (Rchb.f.) Luer

    Reichantha eburnea (Luer & Maduro) Luer

    Reichantha fulvescens (Rolfe) Luer

    Reichantha gloriae (Luer & Maduro) Luer

    Reichantha lankesteriana (Luer) Luer

    Reichantha marginella (Rchb.f.) Luer

    Reichantha mejiana (Garay) Luer

    Reichantha ostaurina (Luer & V.N.M.Rao) Luer

    Reichantha reichenbachiana (Endres ex Rchb.f.) Luer

    Reichantha rolfeana (Kraenzl.) Luer

    Reichantha schroederiana (Sander ex Veitch) Luer

    Reichantha striatella (Rchb.f.) Luer

    Reichantha theinii (Dodson) Luer

    Reichantha tonduzii (Woolward) Luer

    Reichantha walteri (Luer) Luer

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