Stelis microtis Rchb.f. 1866 SECTION Stelis

Drawing & Collection sheet by © Schlechter and The Epidendra Website

Common Name The Tiny Eared Stelis

Flower Size

Found in Costa Rica at elevations around 1400 meters as a minature sized, cool growing epiphyte that blooms in the late fall and early summer.

Similar to S aprica but the flowers are a bit larger.

Synonyms

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ;

* Beitr. Orchid.-K. C. Amer. 95, t. 8, f. iii, 6-9. Rchb.f. 1866;

Beitr. Orchid.-K. C. Amer. 95, t. 8, f. iii, 6-9. Rchb.f. 1866 drawing fide;

Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 19: 96 Schlechter 1923;

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