Stelis pilosa is a species of epiphytic orchid native to Costa Rica and Panama.

Stelis pilosa
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Stelis
Species:
S. pilosa
Binomial name
Stelis pilosa
Pridgeon & M. W. Chase

Description

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It is a small orchid with an epiphytic habit, with thin ramicauls carrying a single leaf. It blooms with an inflorescence, 3 to 10 cm long, racemose, loosely with 6 to 8 flowers arising from a spathe at the base of the leaf. A characteristic of this species is that the flowers are white.[1]

Distribution

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It is found in Panama and Costa Rica in low mountain humid forests at elevations of 1200 to 1800 meters.[2]

Taxonomy

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It was described by Alec M. Pridgeon & Mark Wayne Chase, in: Lindleyana 17: 100. in 2002.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "IOSPE PHOTOS". www.orchidspecies.com. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  2. ^ "Stelis pilosa Pridgeon & M.W.Chase | Plants of the World Online | Kew Science". Plants of the World Online. Retrieved 2021-05-02.
  3. ^ "Stelis pilosa Pridgeon & M.W.Chase". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2021-05-02.