Orchidaceae
Stelis

Stelis gelida (Lindl.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase

First published in Lindleyana 16: 263 (2001)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Florida to Tropical America. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Brazil North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Leeward Is., Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela, Windward Is.

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, R.S. & Celis, M. (eds.) (2016). Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia 1-2: 1-3068. Libro impreso.
  • Bogarín, D., Serracín, Z., Samudio, Z., Rincón, R. & Pupulin, F. (2014). An updated checklist of the Orchidaceae of Panama. Lankesteriana 14: 135-364.
  • Karremans, A.P. (2019). To be, or not to be a Stelis. Lankesteriana 19: 281-343.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2004). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-54382. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Pleurothallis gelida.]
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín. [Cited as Specklinia gelida.]

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hammel, B.E. & al. (2003). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 3: 1-884. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Aug 15, 2017 Luer, C.; Hirtz, A. [13705] Ecuador K001450605 Yes
Chase, M.W.C. [14865] Ecuador K:SPC-78051.000 No
Chase, M.W.C. [14865] Ecuador K:SPC-70908.000 No
Luer, C.; Hirtz, A. [13705], Ecuador K001450605 Yes
Ecuador K001450606 Yes
Ecuador K001450607 Yes
Ecuador K001450608 Yes
Ecuador K001450609 Yes
Pleurothallis gelida K:SPC-22284.000 No
Lecoufle, M. Haiti Pleurothallis gelida K:SPC-38550.000 No
Chase [17927] Pleurothallis gelida K:SPC-72121.000 No
Venezuela Pleurothallis gelida K:SPC-60842.000 No
Loddiges [s.n.] Jamaica Pleurothallis gelida K000079860 Type Yes
Moore, F.W. [s.n.] Pleurothallis puberula K000975971 Type Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Pleurothallis puberula K000975974 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Pleurothallis puberula K000975973 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Pleurothallis puberula K000975972 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jul 1, 1997 Wright, C. [656] Cuba Pleurothallis univaginata K000584116 Type Yes
Wright, C. [656] Cuba Pleurothallis univaginata K000584115 Unknown Type Material Yes
Wright, C. [656] Cuba Pleurothallis univaginata K000079859 Type Yes
Wright, C. [656] Cuba Pleurothallis univaginata K000584114 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0