Stelis alleyoop is a species of leach orchid in the family Orchidaceae, native to Colombia.[1] An epiphyte, it is named for Alley Oop, the hairy caveman who is the title character of the Alley Oop comic strip.[2]

Stelis alleyoop
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Stelis
Species:
S. alleyoop
Binomial name
Stelis alleyoop

References

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  1. ^ "Stelis alleyoop Luer & R.Escobar". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
  2. ^ Luer, Carlyle A. (2016). "Icones Stelidarum (Orchidaceae) Colombiae". Harvard Papers in Botany. 21: 59–92. doi:10.3100/hpib.v21iss1.2016.n6. S2CID 198151203.