Stelis papaquerensis Rchb.f.

  • Authority

    Schweinfurth, Charles. 1967. Orchidaceae of the Guayana Highland. Mem. New York Bot. Gard. 14: 69-214.

  • Family

    Orchidaceae

  • Scientific Name

    Stelis papaquerensis Rchb.f.

  • Description

    Distribution and Ecology - VENEZUELA. Bolivar: Mt. Roraima, upper slopes, October 1884-January 1885, Im Thurn 183 (as S. grandiflora Lindl.); Cerro Guaiquinima, Rio Paragua, 200 m alt., in lower slope rain forest, epiphyte, flowers greenish, January 15, 1952, B. Maguire 33121. Amazonas: Rios Casiquiare, Vasiva and Pacimoni on Uaiavaca, February 1954, Spruce 3368 (as S. viridipurpurea Lindl.); near Puerto Ayacucho, (Pablo Anduze) G. C. K. Dunsterville 693. BRAZIL (type).

  • Distribution

    VENEZUELA. Bolivar: Mt. Roraima, upper slopes, October 1884-January 1885, Im Thurn 183 (as S. grandiflora Lindl.); Cerro Guaiquinima, Rio Paragua, 200 m alt., in lower slope rain forest, epiphyte, flowers greenish, January 15, 1952, B. Maguire 33121. Amazonas: Rios Casiquiare, Vasiva and Pacimoni on Uaiavaca, February 1954, Spruce 3368 (as S. viridipurpurea Lindl.); near Puerto Ayacucho, (Pablo Anduze) G. C. K. Dunsterville 693. BRAZIL (type).

    Venezuela South America| Brazil South America|