Stelis pilosa
Appearance
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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
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Binomial name | |
Stelis pilosa Pridgeon & M. W. Chase
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Stelis pilosa is a species of epiphytic orchid native to Costa Rica and Panama.
Description
[edit]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]
Distribution
[edit]It is found in Panama and Costa Rica in low mountain humid forests at elevations of 1200 to 1800 meters.[2]
Taxonomy
[edit]It was described by Alec M. Pridgeon & Mark Wayne Chase, in: Lindleyana 17: 100. in 2002.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "IOSPE PHOTOS". www.orchidspecies.com. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
- ^ "Stelis pilosa Pridgeon & M.W.Chase | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
- ^ "Stelis pilosa Pridgeon & M.W.Chase". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-05-02.