Orchidaceae
Stelis

Stelis superbiens Lindl.

First published in Fol. Orchid. 8: 8 (1859)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico (Chiapas) to Venezuela and Bolivia. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, Mexico Southeast, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bogarín, D., Serracín, Z., Samudio, Z., Rincón, R. & Pupulin, F. (2014). An updated checklist of the Orchidaceae of Panama. Lankesteriana 14: 135-364.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hammel, B.E. & al. (2003). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 3: 1-884. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • 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.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

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

  • GBIF (2008- continuously updated). Global Biodiversity Information Facility http://www.gbif.org/.
  • Hammel, B.E. & al. (2003). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 3: 1-884. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Luer, C.A. (2018). The genus Stelis Sw. (Orchidaceae) in Bolivia. Selbyana 32(1,2): 1-164.

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?
Jul 1, 2005 Luer, C.; Luer, J.; Hirtz, A. [12701] Ecuador K001449555 Yes
May 16, 1939 n/a K001449554 Yes
K:SPC-19577.000 No
Lankester, C.H. [H 1357a] Costa Rica K:SPC-18589.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K:SPC-76575.000 No
K:SPC-18590.000 No
Luer, C.; Luer, J.; Hirtz, A. [12701], Ecuador K001449555 Yes
n/a K001449556 Yes
n/a K001449557 Yes
n/a K001449558 Yes
n/a K001449559 Yes
Lankester [s.n.] Costa Rica Stelis cascajalensis K000463240 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lankester [s.n.] Costa Rica Stelis cascajalensis K000463241 Unknown Type Material Yes
Jan 1, 1986 Beck, G. [3177] Bolivia Stelis leucopogon K001449479 Yes
Dec 1, 1926 Lankester [93] Costa Rica Stelis leucopogon K000463239 Unknown Type Material Yes
Costa Rica Stelis leucopogon K000463238 Unknown Type Material Yes
Lankester, C.H. Costa Rica Stelis leucopogon K:SPC-09698.000 No
Lankester [s.n.] Costa Rica Stelis leucopogon K000463237 Type Yes
Taylor, P. [41] Panama Stelis leucopogon K:SPC-39654.000 No
Stelis leucopogon K:SPC-20651.000 No
Costa Rica Stelis leucopogon K:SPC-21480.000 No
Costa Rica Stelis leucopogon K:SPC-19579.000 No
Beck, G. [3177], Bolivia Stelis leucopogon K001449479 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