Stelis argentata Lindl.

Stelis argentata Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 28: misc. 64 (1842).

Stelis argentata Lindl., Photos by Julien Ced Anne

its native range is S. Mexico to S. Tropical America.

Synonyms:

Stelis acicularis Luer

Stelis bernoullii Schltr.

Stelis endresii Rchb.f.

Stelis glandulosa Ames

Stelis heylidyana H.Focke

Stelis huebneri Schltr.

Stelis littoralis Barb.Rodr.

Stelis parvibracteata Ames

Stelis praesecta Schltr.

Stelis violascens Schltr.

Stelis yauaperyensis Barb.Rodr.

English name:

The Silvery Stelis (refered to the color of the originally described flower).

Flower Size:

6.0 mm.

Distribution:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Venezuela.

Ecological:

At elevations of 120 to 2200 m.

Culture:

Keep plant in partial shade. Plant can be grown in cool to warm conditions. Pot the plant in fine bark with perlite or sphagnum moss. Water regularly and keep potting media moist.

Type:

Collector Team: R.H.Schomburgk 427

Type Herbaria: lectotype K, isotype US

Distribution Of Types: Guyana (Northern South America, Southern America)