Stelis powellii Schltr.

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Stelis

Characteristics

Small, caespitose, epiphytic herbs up to 15 cm. tall. Secondary stems 1-3 cm. long, shorter than the leaves. Leaves attenuated into a petiole at the base; lamina 2-7 cm. long and 0.5-1.5 cm. broad, oblanceolate to ligulate-oblanceolate, obtuse; petiole up to 3 cm. long. Inflorescence longer than the leaves; bracts 2-4 mm. long, ovate, acute, large and conspicuous for the genus, infundi-buliform. Sepals 2.5-3 mm. long and-3-3.5 mm. broad, connate for a short distance at the base, suborbicular to ovate-suborbicular or ovate-triangular, obtuse, 5-nerved, puber-ulent or papillose within. Petals 1-1.5 mm. long and 1.5-2 mm. broad, flabellate, sub-truncate and thickened terminally. Lip 1.2-1.5 mm. long and 0.75-122 mm. broad, ovate, concave, relatively thin with a cruci-form callus in the middle.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.15
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

Usage

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Cultivation

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Distribution

Stelis powellii world distribution map, present in Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Panama

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:309633-2
WFO ID wfo-0000315800
COL ID 4ZQVR
BDTFX ID -
INPN ID -
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Synonyms

Stelis powellii