Stelis dracontea

Stelis dracontea

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Stelis
Species: Stelis dracontea

Name

Stelis dracontea (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase, Lindleyana 16(4): 262 (2001).

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Pleurothallis dracontea Luer, Phytologia 49: 204 (-205) (1981).
• Homotypic
  • Dracontia dracontea (Luer) Luer in Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 95: 257 (2004).
• Heterotypic
  • Dracontia perennis (Luer) Luer in Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 95: 257 (2004).
  • Pleurothallis perennis Luer in Lindleyana 11: 86 (1996).
  • Stelis perennis (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase in Lindleyana 16: 265 (2001).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Central America Costa Rica. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Pridgeon, A.M. & Chase, M.W. 2001. Lindleyana; Scientific Journal of the American Orchid Society. West Palm Beach, FL 16(4): 262.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Stelis dracontea. Accessed: 2023 Nov 3.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Stelis dracontea in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Nov 3. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Stelis dracontea. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Nov 3. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Stelis dracontea. Accessed: 3 Nov 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Stelis dracontea. Published online. Accessed: 3 Nov 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Stelis dracontea. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 3 Nov 2023.

Vernacular names

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