Orchidaceae
Stelis

Stelis pusilla Kunth

First published in F.W.H.von Humboldt, A.J.A.Bonpland & C.S.Kunth, Nov. Gen. Sp. 1: 361 (1816)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Hispaniola, W. South America to Venezuela, SE. Brazil. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Haiti, Peru, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • 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.
  • Kolanowska, M. & Szlachetko, D.L. (2014). Orchids of the department of Valle del Cauca (Colombia) 3: 1-469. Koeltz Scientific Books.
  • Luer, C.A. (2009). Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXX. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 115: 1-265. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Luer, C.A. (2018). The genus Stelis Sw. (Orchidaceae) in Bolivia. Selbyana 32(1,2): 1-164.
  • Viveros, P. & Higgins, W.E. (2007). Checklist of Pleurothallidinae from Colombia. Selbyana 28: 13-90.

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

  • Luer, C.A. (2009). Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXX. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 115: 1-265. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Manilal, K.S. & Kumar, C.S. (eds.) (2004). Orchid Memories A tribute to Gunnar Seidenfaden: 1-265. Mentor Books, Calicut.

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
  • CITES (2021). Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php
  • 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?
May 1, 1989 n/a K001449539 Yes
Feb 18, 1986 n/a K001449542 Yes
Sep 3, 1966 n/a K001449541 Yes
Jan 3, 1963 n/a K001449536 Yes
Jan 1, 1897 Dodson, C.; Neill, D. [15516], Ecuador K000364652 Yes
Jan 1, 1867 Lojtnant, B.; Molau, U. [13828], Ecuador K000364643 Yes
Dodson, C.; Neill, D. [15516] Ecuador K000364652 Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [6039] Colombia K000573948 Type Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [3692] Colombia K000573947 Type Yes
Lojtnant, B.; Molau, U. [13828] Ecuador K000364643 Yes
Holton, I.F. [193] Colombia K000573946 Type Yes
Ecuador K001449526 Yes
Ecuador K001449527 Yes
Ecuador K001449528 Yes
Ecuador K001449529 Yes
Ecuador K001449530 Yes
Ecuador K001449531 Yes
Ecuador K001449532 Yes
Ecuador K001449533 Yes
Ecuador K001449534 Yes
n/a K001449535 Yes
n/a K001449537 Yes
n/a K001449538 Yes
n/a K001449540 Yes
n/a K001449543 Yes
n/a K001449544 Yes
n/a K001449545 Yes
n/a K001449546 Yes
Eckman, E.L. [5009] Haiti Stelis chabreana K000573900 Type Yes
Spruce, R. [5398] Ecuador Stelis graminea K000201522 Yes
Spruce, R. [5395] Ecuador Stelis graminea K000201521 Yes
Aug 1, 1989 Jameson, W. [712] Ecuador Stelis apiculata K000573886 Type Yes
Hodgson, I.G. [295] Ecuador Stelis apiculata K:SPC-44610.000 No
Spruce, R. [5955] Ecuador Stelis microphylla K000201515 Yes
Manning, S. [980768] Stelis microphylla K:SPC-72156.000 No
Spruce, R. [5955] Ecuador Stelis microphylla K000201516 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