Stelis velaticaulis | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Stelis |
Species: | S. velaticaulis |
Binomial name | |
Stelis velaticaulis (Rchb.f.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase | |
Synonyms | |
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Stelis velaticaulis is a species of orchid plant native to Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Peru, Trinidad-Tobago, and Venezuela. [1]
Pleurothallis is a genus of orchids commonly called bonnet orchids. The genus name is derived from the Greek word pleurothallos, meaning "riblike branches". This refers to the rib-like stems of many species. The genus is often abbreviated as "Pths" in horticultural trade.
Stelis, or leach orchids, is a large genus of orchids, with perhaps 500 species. The generic name Stelis is the Greek word for 'mistletoe', referring to the epiphytic habit of these species. These mainly epiphytic plants are widely distributed throughout much of South America, Central America, Mexico, the West Indies and Florida.
Stelis amoena, synonym Acianthera parahybunensis, is a species of orchid, native to Southeast Brazil.
Stelis ophioglossoides is a species of orchid native to east Cuba, French Guiana, the Leeward Islands, Trinidad and Tobago, Venezuela, and the Windward Islands. It is the type species of the genus Stelis.
Stelis scabrida is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae, native to the Leeward Islands and the Windward Islands. It was first described by John Lindley in 1840.
Stelis tricardium is a species of orchid native to Ecuador.
Stelis cuencana is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae, native to Ecuador.
Stelis piestopus is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae, native to Peru. It was first described by Rudolf Schlechter in 1921.
Stelis elegansLuer & R.Vásquez is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae, native to Bolivia and Ecuador. It was first described in 1981. Stelis elegans(Kunth) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase is a synonym of Stelis roseopunctata.
Stelis aligera is a species of orchid plant native to Bolivia.
Stelis aloisii is a species of orchid plant native to Ecuador.
Stelis amaliae is a species of orchid plant native to Colombia.
Stelis ancistra is a species of orchid plant native to Colombia, Ecuador.
Stelis uncinata is a species of orchid plant and is native to Costa Rica.
Stelis trulla is a species of orchid plant native to Peru.
Stelis emarginata is a species of orchid plant and is native to Colombia, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico, Nicaragua, Peru.
Stelis megachlamys is a species of orchid plant native to Guatemala, Belize, Costa Rica, Panama, and Mexico.
Stelis pilosa is a species of epiphytic orchid native to Costa Rica and Panama.
Stelis roseopunctata is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae, native to Colombia, Ecuador and Venezuela. It was first described by John Lindley in 1846 as Pleurothallis roseopunctata and transferred to Stelis by Rodrigo Bernal in 2015. Stelis elegans(Kunth) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase is a synonym of Stelis roseopunctata; Stelis elegansLuer & R.Vásquez is a separate species.