Stelis storkii Ames

Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Stelis

Characteristics

Small, caespitose, epiphytic herbs up to 6 cm. tall. Secondary stems 1-2 cm. long, covered with sheathing bracts, shorter than the leaves. Leaves 1-4 cm. long and 0.25-0.5 cm. broad, oblanceolate, acute or obtuse, inconspicuously marginate, longer-than the secondary stems, equal to or usually shorter than the inflorescence. Inflorescence up to about 4 cm. long; bracts 1-1.5 mm. long, infundibuliform, apiculate. Sepals connate-for a short distance at their bases, 1-1.3 mm. long and 1-1.3 mm. broad, nearly orbicular, obtuse, 3-nerved. Petals 0.5-0.75 mm. long and about 0.6 mm. broad, broadly obovate or cuneate flabellate, slightly cochleate, the apex thick-ened. Lip about 0.5-0.75 mm. long and as broad, nearly orbicular, fleshy, with a large central callus extending through the middle of the lamina and prominently raised at the base.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support epiphyte
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Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Mature height (meter) 0.06
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Distribution

Stelis storkii world distribution map, present in Costa Rica and Panama

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:244077-2
WFO ID wfo-0000315898
COL ID 4ZR2Y
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Synonyms

Stelis storkii