Orchidaceae
Stelis

Stelis sclerophylla (Lindl.) Karremans

First published in Lankesteriana 13: 330 (2014)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Venezuelan Antilles to 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, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela, Venezuelan Antilles

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Govaerts, R., Nic Lughadha, E., Black, N., Turner, R. & Paton, A. (2021). The World Checklist of Vascular Plants, a continuously updated resource for exploring global plant diversity. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41597-021-00997-6. Scientific Data 8: 215. [Cited as Anathallis sclerophylla.]

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Sambin, A. & Ravet, E. (2021). Les orchidées de Guyane: 1-672. Biotope, éditions.

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, 2010 s.coll. [s.n.] Ecuador Anathallis sclerophylla K:SPC-71010.000 No
Mar 24, 1892 s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil Anathallis sclerophylla K000886056 Yes
Dusén, P.K.H. [13899] Brazil Anathallis sclerophylla K000886051 Yes
Pabst, L.F. [s.n.] Brazil Anathallis sclerophylla K000886049 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Anathallis sclerophylla K000886057 Yes
Miers, J. [s.n.] Anathallis sclerophylla K000886054 Yes
Dusén, P.K.H. [9023] Brazil Anathallis sclerophylla K000886050 Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [6065] Colombia Anathallis sclerophylla K000584267 Type Yes
Dusén, P.K.H. [s.n.] Brazil Anathallis sclerophylla K000886052 Yes
Hatschbach, G.G. [1818] Brazil Anathallis sclerophylla K000886048 Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [6065] Colombia Anathallis sclerophylla K000584268 Unknown Type Material Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Anathallis sclerophylla K000886053 Yes
s.coll. [s.n.] Anathallis sclerophylla K000886058 Yes
Glaziou, A.F.M. [17786] Brazil Anathallis sclerophylla K000886055 Yes
Costa Rica Pleurothallis stenopetala K:SPC-06896.000 No
Ireland Pleurothallis stenopetala K:SPC-19656.000 No
Harley, R.M. [21068] Brazil Pleurothallis stenopetala K:SPC-45497.000 No
Peru Pleurothallis stenopetala K:SPC-27243.000 No
Guyana Pleurothallis stenopetala K:SPC-19654.000 No
Pleurothallis stenopetala K:SPC-19659.000 No
Chase, M.W.C. [14870] Ecuador Pleurothallis sclerophylla K:SPC-70917.000 No
Guyana Pleurothallis sclerophylla K:SPC-42167.000 No
Philcox, D. [6380] Guyana Pleurothallis sclerophylla K:SPC-36170.000 No
Philcox, D. [6251] Guyana Pleurothallis sclerophylla K:SPC-35176.000 No
Pleurothallis sclerophylla K000079815 Unknown Type Material Yes
Venezuela Pleurothallis sclerophylla K:SPC-63365.000 No
Dunsterville, G.C.K. [373] Venezuela Pleurothallis sclerophylla K:SPC-34889.000 No
Chase, M.W.C. [83339] Mexico Pleurothallis sclerophylla K:SPC-75812.000 No
Lehmann, F.C. [6065] Colombia Pleurothallis urosepala K000584266 Type 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

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