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Stelis argentata

Botanic Family

Orchidaceae

Author

Lindley

Common Names

Geographical Habitats

• Bolivia
• Brazil
• Colombia
• Costa Rica
• Ecuador
• French Guiana
• Guatemala
• Guyana
• Honduras
• S. Mexico
• Nicaragua
• Panama
• Peru
• Suriname
• Venezuela

Natural Habitats

• Forest
• woodland

Flowering Times

• Feb (Ecuador)

Fruiting Times

Epiphytic shortly scandent orchid. Coriaceous leaves to 70mm x 20mm. Erect raceme to 200mm long, flowers with a bract 1.5mm long, greenish-white sepals suffused pink, orsal sepal 2mm x 2.2mm, lateral sepals 2mm x 2mm, greenish white petals suffused pink at apex 0.6mm x 0.9mm, pink lip 0.5mm x 0.6mm, colunm 0.5mm x 0.5mm. Lip with a needle-like point.

Further References

• The Plant List 2
• Gleason & Moldenke
• Standley
• Kew