| Stelis pilosa | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Stelis |
| Species: | S. pilosa |
| Binomial name | |
| Stelis pilosa Pridgeon & M. W. Chase | |
Stelis pilosa is a species of epiphytic orchid native to Costa Rica and Panama.
It is a small orchid with an epiphytic habit, with thin ramicauls carrying a single leaf. It blooms with an inflorescence, 3 to 10 cm long, racemose, loosely with 6 to 8 flowers arising from a spathe at the base of the leaf. A characteristic of this species is that the flowers are white. [1]
It is found in Panama and Costa Rica in low mountain humid forests at elevations of 1200 to 1800 meters. [2]
It was described by Alec M. Pridgeon & Mark Wayne Chase, in: Lindleyana 17: 100. in 2002. [3]
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