Stelis ophioglossoides

Stelis ophioglossoides

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 ophioglossoides

Name

Stelis ophioglossoides (Jacq.) Sw., J. Bot. (Schrader) 1799 (2): 239 (1800).

• Type species:

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Epidendrum ophioglossoides Jacq., Enum. Syst. Pl.: 29 (1760).
• Homotypic
  • Dendrobium ophioglossoides (Jacq.) Sw., Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. 6: 83 (1799).
  • Pleurothallis ophioglossoides (Jacq.) Garay & H.R.Sweet, J. Arnold Arbor. 53: 391 (1972).
• Heterotypic
  • Epidendrum trigoniflorum Sw., Prodr. Veg. Ind. Occ.: 125 (1788).
  • Stelis toepfferiana Rchb.f., Flora 69: 556 (1886).
  • Stelis trigoniflora (Sw.) Garay, Bot. Mus. Leafl. 26: 25 (1978).
  • Stelis cristalensis H.Dietr., Feddes Repert. 96: 564 (1985).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Caribbean Cuba, Leeward Islands, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Islands. Northern South America French Guiana, Suriname (doubtful), Venezuela. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Swartz, O.P. 1800. Journal für die Botanik. [Edited by H. A. Schrader]. Göttingen 1799 (2): 239.

Additional references

• Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008) Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1–859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 405 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page. 
• Stenzel, H. & Llamacho Olmo, J. (2002) Contribuciones al conocimiento de la subtribu Pleurothallidinae Lindl. (Orchidaceae) en Cuba. Revista del Jardin Botanico Nacional, Universidad de la Habana 23: 201–206.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Stelis ophioglossoides. Accessed: 2023 Oct 20.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Stelis ophioglossoides in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Oct 20. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Stelis ophioglossoides. 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 Oct 20. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Stelis ophioglossoides. Accessed: 20 Oct 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Stelis ophioglossoides. Published online. Accessed: 20 Oct 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Stelis ophioglossoides. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 20 Oct 2023.

Vernacular names

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