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
- Anathallis sclerophylla (Lindl.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase in Lindleyana 16: 250 (2001)
- Humboltia sclerophylla (Lindl.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 668 (1891)
- Pleurothallis sclerophylla Lindl. in Edwards's Bot. Reg. 21: t. 1797 (1835)
- Specklinia sclerophylla (Lindl.) Luer in Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 95: 263 (2004)
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Anathallis secunda Barb.Rodr. in Gen. Spec. Orchid. 2: 72 (1881)
- Humboltia stenopetala (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Kuntze in Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 668 (1891)
- Pleurothallis listrostachys Rchb.f. in Bonplandia (Hannover) 3: 71 (1855)
- Pleurothallis ottonis Schltr. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 27: 52 (1929)
- Pleurothallis stenopetala Lodd. ex Lindl. in Edwards's Bot. Reg. 24(Misc.): 95 (1838)
- Pleurothallis tricora Schltr. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 14: 386 (1916)
- Pleurothallis triura Schltr. in Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 14: 386 (1916)
- Pleurothallis urosepala F.Lehm. & Kraenzl. in Bot. Jahrb. Syst. 26: 442 (1899)
- Zosterophyllanthos stenopetalus (Lodd. ex Lindl.) Szlach. & Marg. in Polish Bot. J. 46: 121 (2001)
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:
Sources
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Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Science Photographs
- Copyright applied to individual images
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Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0