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  "url": "https://botanai.app/genus/leptochilus/",
  "id": {
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  "family": "Polypodiaceae",
  "family_url": "https://botanai.app/family/polypodiaceae/",
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      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus axillaris",
      "authorship": "(Cav.) Kaulf.",
      "wfo": "wfo-0001118609",
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      "documented": false,
      "url": null
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      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus bolikhamsaiensis",
      "authorship": "Liang Zhang, Thepkaysone & Z.Zhou",
      "wfo": "wfo-1000066816",
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      "documented": false,
      "url": null
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      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus bolsteri",
      "authorship": "(Copel.) Parris",
      "wfo": "wfo-0001423237",
      "slug": "leptochilus-bolsteri",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
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      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus brevipes",
      "authorship": "Liang Zhang, Z.L.Liang & Zhi Y.Yu",
      "wfo": "wfo-1000058563",
      "slug": "leptochilus-brevipes",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
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    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus cantoniensis",
      "authorship": "(Baker) Ching",
      "wfo": "wfo-0001231008",
      "slug": "leptochilus-cantoniensis",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus chilangensis",
      "authorship": "(V.N.Tu) Liang Zhang & Li Bing Zhang",
      "wfo": "wfo-0001423736",
      "slug": "leptochilus-chilangensis",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus chingii",
      "authorship": "Liang Zhang & Li Bing Zhang",
      "wfo": "wfo-0001427095",
      "slug": "leptochilus-chingii",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus daklakensis",
      "authorship": "Liang Zhang, X.M.Zhou, T.T.Luong & Li Bing Zhang",
      "wfo": "wfo-1000066817",
      "slug": "leptochilus-daklakensis",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus decurrens",
      "authorship": "Blume",
      "wfo": "wfo-0001115283",
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      "photographs_found": 14,
      "documented": true,
      "url": "https://botanai.app/plants/leptochilus-decurrens/"
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus digitatus",
      "authorship": "(Baker) Noot.",
      "wfo": "wfo-0001260582",
      "slug": "leptochilus-digitatus",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus dissimilialatus",
      "authorship": "(Bonap.) Liang Zhang & Li Bing Zhang",
      "wfo": "wfo-0001423748",
      "slug": "leptochilus-dissimilialatus",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus dolichopterus",
      "authorship": "(Copel.) Fraser-Jenk. & Amoroso",
      "wfo": "wfo-0001035942",
      "slug": "leptochilus-dolichopterus",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus ellipticus",
      "authorship": "(Thunb.) Noot.",
      "wfo": "wfo-0001256451",
      "slug": "leptochilus-ellipticus",
      "photographs_found": 54,
      "documented": true,
      "url": "https://botanai.app/plants/leptochilus-ellipticus/"
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    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus evrardii",
      "authorship": "(Tardieu) Liang Zhang & Li Bing Zhang",
      "wfo": "wfo-0001423747",
      "slug": "leptochilus-evrardii",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus flexilobus",
      "authorship": "(Christ) Liang Zhang & Li Bing Zhang",
      "wfo": "wfo-0001423746",
      "slug": "leptochilus-flexilobus",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
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      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus gracilis",
      "authorship": "Z.L.Liang, Liang Zhang & Li Bing Zhang",
      "wfo": "wfo-1000023454",
      "slug": "leptochilus-gracilis",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
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    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus hemionitideus",
      "authorship": "(Wall. ex Mett.) Noot.",
      "wfo": "wfo-0001260546",
      "slug": "leptochilus-hemionitideus",
      "photographs_found": 16,
      "documented": true,
      "url": "https://botanai.app/plants/leptochilus-hemionitideus/"
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      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus henryi",
      "authorship": "(Baker) X.C.Zhang",
      "wfo": "wfo-0001335501",
      "slug": "leptochilus-henryi",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus heterophyllus",
      "authorship": "(S.K.Wu & L.K.Phan) Christenh.",
      "wfo": "wfo-1000075027",
      "slug": "leptochilus-heterophyllus",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus insignis",
      "authorship": "(Blume) Fraser-Jenk.",
      "wfo": "wfo-0001035943",
      "slug": "leptochilus-insignis",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus kachinensis",
      "authorship": "Liang Zhang & Li Bing Zhang",
      "wfo": "wfo-1000066818",
      "slug": "leptochilus-kachinensis",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus khammouanensis",
      "authorship": "Liang Zhang, Thepkaysone & Z.Zhou",
      "wfo": "wfo-1000066819",
      "slug": "leptochilus-khammouanensis",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus lanceolatus",
      "authorship": "Fée",
      "wfo": "wfo-0001117264",
      "slug": "leptochilus-lanceolatus",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus leveillei",
      "authorship": "X.C.Zhang",
      "wfo": "wfo-0001335502",
      "slug": "leptochilus-leveillei",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus locii",
      "authorship": "Liang Zhang, N.T.Lu & Li Bing Zhang",
      "wfo": "wfo-1000066821",
      "slug": "leptochilus-locii",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus longissimus",
      "authorship": "(Blume) L.Y.Kuo",
      "wfo": "wfo-1000033010",
      "slug": "leptochilus-longissimus",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus luangprabangensis",
      "authorship": "Liang Zhang, Thepkaysone & Z.Zhou",
      "wfo": "wfo-1000066823",
      "slug": "leptochilus-luangprabangensis",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus macrophyllus",
      "authorship": "(Blume) Noot.",
      "wfo": "wfo-0001269517",
      "slug": "leptochilus-macrophyllus",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus mengsongensis",
      "authorship": "M.X.Zhao",
      "wfo": "wfo-1000067374",
      "slug": "leptochilus-mengsongensis",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus minor",
      "authorship": "Fée",
      "wfo": "wfo-0000148489",
      "slug": "leptochilus-minor",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus morsei",
      "authorship": "(Ching) Fraser-Jenk.",
      "wfo": "wfo-0001423750",
      "slug": "leptochilus-morsei",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus multilobus",
      "authorship": "Liang Zhang & X.M.Zhou",
      "wfo": "wfo-1000066824",
      "slug": "leptochilus-multilobus",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus neolongipes",
      "authorship": "Liang Zhang, X.M.Zhou, T.T.Luong & Li Bing Zhang",
      "wfo": "wfo-1000066825",
      "slug": "leptochilus-neolongipes",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus oblongus",
      "authorship": "Li Bing Zhang, Liang Zhang & N.T.Lu",
      "wfo": "wfo-0001344306",
      "slug": "leptochilus-oblongus",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus ornithopus",
      "authorship": "T.Fujiw. & B.H.Quang",
      "wfo": "wfo-1000044381",
      "slug": "leptochilus-ornithopus",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus ovatifolius",
      "authorship": "Zhe Zhang, S.W.Yao & Yi Huang",
      "wfo": "wfo-1000076430",
      "slug": "leptochilus-ovatifolius",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus ovatus",
      "authorship": "Copel.",
      "wfo": "wfo-0000148500",
      "slug": "leptochilus-ovatus",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus pedunculatus",
      "authorship": "(Hook. & Grev.) Fraser-Jenk.",
      "wfo": "wfo-0001035945",
      "slug": "leptochilus-pedunculatus",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus pentaphyllus",
      "authorship": "(Baker) Liang Zhang & Li Bing Zhang",
      "wfo": "wfo-0001423745",
      "slug": "leptochilus-pentaphyllus",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus phanerophlebius",
      "authorship": "Liang Zhang, Z.L.Liang & Zhi Y.Yu",
      "wfo": "wfo-1000083908",
      "slug": "leptochilus-phanerophlebius",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus poilanei",
      "authorship": "(C.Chr. & Tardieu) Liang Zhang & Li Bing Zhang",
      "wfo": "wfo-0001423739",
      "slug": "leptochilus-poilanei",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus pothifolius",
      "authorship": "(D.Don) Fraser-Jenk.",
      "wfo": "wfo-0001043462",
      "slug": "leptochilus-pothifolius",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus pteropus",
      "authorship": "(Blume) Fraser-Jenk.",
      "wfo": "wfo-0001035946",
      "slug": "leptochilus-pteropus",
      "photographs_found": 16,
      "documented": true,
      "url": "https://botanai.app/plants/leptochilus-pteropus/"
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus sanjiangensis",
      "authorship": "(H.G.Zhou & Hua Li) Liang Zhang & Li Bing Zhang",
      "wfo": "wfo-1000066831",
      "slug": "leptochilus-sanjiangensis",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus sarawakensis",
      "authorship": "Li Bing Zhang & Liang Zhang",
      "wfo": "wfo-0001423722",
      "slug": "leptochilus-sarawakensis",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus saxicola",
      "authorship": "(H.G.Zhou & Hua Li) Liang Zhang & Li Bing Zhang",
      "wfo": "wfo-0001423743",
      "slug": "leptochilus-saxicola",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus scandens",
      "authorship": "H.J.Wei & Yi Huang",
      "wfo": "wfo-1000055480",
      "slug": "leptochilus-scandens",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus shintenensis",
      "authorship": "(Hayata) Nakaike",
      "wfo": "wfo-0001336240",
      "slug": "leptochilus-shintenensis",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus sinovietnamica",
      "authorship": "Liang Zhang, N.T.Lu & Li Bing Zhang",
      "wfo": "wfo-1000066828",
      "slug": "leptochilus-sinovietnamica",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus thwaitesianus",
      "authorship": "Fée",
      "wfo": "wfo-0001260603",
      "slug": "leptochilus-thwaitesianus",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus tridigitatus",
      "authorship": "H.J.Wei",
      "wfo": "wfo-1000065347",
      "slug": "leptochilus-tridigitatus",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus vietnamensis",
      "authorship": "Liang Zhang, N.T.Lu & Li Bing Zhang",
      "wfo": "wfo-1000066829",
      "slug": "leptochilus-vietnamensis",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus wrightii",
      "authorship": "(Hook.) X.C.Zhang",
      "wfo": "wfo-0001335504",
      "slug": "leptochilus-wrightii",
      "photographs_found": 39,
      "documented": true,
      "url": "https://botanai.app/plants/leptochilus-wrightii/"
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus wui",
      "authorship": "(Ching) Liang Zhang & Li Bing Zhang",
      "wfo": "wfo-1000066833",
      "slug": "leptochilus-wui",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus wusugongii",
      "authorship": "Liang Zhang & Li Bing Zhang",
      "wfo": "wfo-1000066830",
      "slug": "leptochilus-wusugongii",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "scientific_name": "Leptochilus × nepalensis",
      "authorship": "Fraser-Jenk.",
      "wfo": "wfo-0001035944",
      "slug": "leptochilus-nepalensis",
      "photographs_found": 0,
      "documented": false,
      "url": null
    }
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  "evidence_gate": {
    "rule": "at least 3 photographs licensed for commercial use",
    "rationale": "This site is commercial, so it can only publish photographs licensed for commercial use. Roughly three quarters of the photographs on iNaturalist are CC BY-NC, which excludes them. A species below the gate is listed here rather than given a page of its own."
  },
  "sources": [
    {
      "name": "World Flora Online Plant List",
      "note": "accepted names, authorities, classification",
      "license": "CC0",
      "url": "https://www.worldfloraonline.org/",
      "retrieved": "2026-07-12"
    }
  ],
  "license": {
    "data": "CC BY 4.0",
    "attribution": "BotanAI, https://botanai.app/genus/leptochilus/"
  }
}