Stelis megantha Barb.Rodr.

First published in Gen. Spec. Orchid. 2: 83 (1881)
This name is a synonym of Stelis grandiflora

Publications

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • Luer, C.A. (2018). The genus Stelis Sw. (Orchidaceae) in Bolivia. Selbyana 32(1,2): 1-164. [Cited as Stelis grandiflora.]

This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Stelis megantha.]
  • Menini Neto, L., Válka Alves, R.J. & Forzza, R.C. (2007). A subtribo Pleurothallidinae (Orchidaceae) no parque estadual de Ibitipoca, Minas Gerais, Brasil. Boletim de Botânica da Universidade de São Paulo 25: 253-278. [Cited as Stelis megantha.]
  • da Rocha Fiuza de Melo, M.M. & al. (eds.) (2007). Flora Fanerogâmica da Ilha do Cardoso 12: 1-289. Instituto de Botânica, São Paulo, Brasil. [Cited as Stelis megantha.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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