Orchidaceae
Stelis

Stelis aprica Lindl.

First published in Companion Bot. Mag. 2: 353 (1837)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Tropical America. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Ferreira, A.W.C., Lima, M.I.S. & Pansarin, E.R. (2010). Orchidaceae na região central de São Paulo, Brasil. Rodriguésia; Revista do Instituto de Biologia Vegetal, Jardim Botânico e Estaçao Biologica do Itatiaya 61: 243-259.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • 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.
  • Luer, C.A. (2009). Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXX. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 115: 1-265. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Menini Neto, L., Válka Alves, R.J. & Forzza, R.C. (2007). A subtribo Pleurothallidinae (Orchidaceae) no parque estadual de Ibitipoca, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Boletim de Botânica da Universidade de São Paulo 25: 253-278.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.
  • Viveros, P. & Higgins, W.E. (2007). Checklist of Pleurothallidinae from Colombia. Selbyana 28: 13-90.
  • Zappi, D.C. & al. (2003). Lista das plantas vasculares de Catoles. Boletim de Botânica da Universidade de São Paulo 21(2): 345-398.
  • da Rocha Fiuza de Melo, M.M. & al. (eds.) (2007). Flora Fanerogâmica da Ilha do Cardoso 12: 1-289. Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo, Brasil.

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

  • Viveros, P. & Higgins, W.E. (2007). Checklist of Pleurothallidinae from Colombia. Selbyana 28: 13-90.
  • Zappi, D.C. & al. (2003). Lista das plantas vasculares de Catoles. Boletim de Botânica da Universidade de São Paulo 21(2): 345-398.

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?
Jan 1, 1999 Sano, P.T.; Laessoe, T. [H52381] Brazil K000293446 Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Harley, R.M.; Stannard, B.; Nic Lughadha, E.; Ganev, W.; Queiroz, R.F. [H52106] Brazil K000293448 Yes
Jan 1, 1999 Stannard, B.; Nic Lughadha, E.; Queiroz, R.F. [H51081] Brazil K000293445 Yes
Jan 1, 1990 Mori, S.; Gracie, C.; Betros, H.; Hecht, S.; Hecht, J.; Etten, M.V.; Wright, F. [21235] Brazil K000879171 Yes
K:SPC-39249.000 No
Mexia, Y. [5326] Brazil K000879170 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K000879169 Yes
Holton, L.F. [160] Colombia K001450430 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000886002 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] K000886001 Yes
Brazil K:SPC-21530.000 No
Ames, O. [s.n.] K000886003 Yes
K:SPC-09696.000 No
Hinds [s.n.] Brazil K000079921 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K000886004 Yes
n/a K001450430 Yes
Türckheim, H., von [3330] Dominican Republic Stelis gutturosa K000573899 Unknown Type Material Yes
Phillips, B. [227] Dominican Republic Stelis gutturosa K:SPC-45016.000 No
Glaziou [11614] Brazil Stelis catharinensis K000940308 Yes
Tweedie [s.n.] Brazil Stelis catharinensis K000970124 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil Stelis catharinensis K000940307 Type Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [14310] Brazil Stelis catharinensis K000940309 Yes
Stelis catharinensis K:SPC-20652.000 No
Stelis catharinensis K:SPC-18592.000 No
Longman, W. [s.n.] Brazil Stelis catharinensis K000940306 Yes
Stelis catharinensis K:SPC-20655.000 No
Usteri, A. [17] Brazil Stelis catharinensis K000940305 Yes
Stelis catharinensis K:SPC-21479.000 No
Glaziou [17265] Brazil Stelis miersii K000847259 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Stelis miersii K000847244 Yes
Glaziou, A. [18530] Brazil Stelis miersii K000847258 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil Stelis miersii K000847261 Yes
Burchell [3639] Brazil Stelis miersii K000847250 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Stelis miersii K000847252 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Stelis miersii K000847248 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Stelis miersii K000847251 Yes
Miers, J. [s.n.] Stelis miersii K000847243 Yes
Glaziou [17266] Brazil Stelis miersii K000847260 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Stelis miersii K000847256 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil Stelis miersii K000847254 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Stelis miersii K000847249 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Stelis miersii K000847255 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Stelis miersii K000847247 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Stelis miersii K000847246 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Stelis miersii K000847257 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Stelis miersii K000847245 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Stelis miersii K000847253 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