Stelis microchila Schltr.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Stelis

Characteristics

Small, caespitose, epiphytic herbs up to about 15 cm. tall. Secondary stems up to about 2 cm. long, covered with one or more loose sheaths. Leaves 2-6 cm. long and 0.2-0.8 cm. broad, narrowly to broadly oblanceolate, obtuse or acute, attenuated into a narrow petiole at the base. Sepals connate for a short distance at the base, puberulent within and sometimes dorsally; dorsal sepal 1.5-2 mm. long and 1.3-1.5 mm. broad, ovate to suborbicular, obtuse or acutish; lateral sepals 1.2-1.5 mm. long and 1.1-1.3-mm. broad, broadly ovate. Petals about 0.75 mm. long and 0.75-1.1 mm. broad, transversely oblong or subquadrate, the truncate terminal margin thickened. Lip 0.5-0.6 mm. long and 0.25-0.4 mm. broad; basal I/2 or 2/3 very fleshy, with two more or less longitudinal calluses or thickenings which have a distinct sinus; terminal lobe oblong or subquadrate, obtuse,. cochleate, relatively thin.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
Foliage retention -
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.15
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Environment

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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Stelis microchila world distribution map, present in Belize, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Guatemala, and Panama

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:243953-2
WFO ID wfo-0000315665
COL ID 4ZQPK
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Stelis bryophila Stelis cinerea Stelis barbata Stelis microchila Stelis costaricensis