Orchidaceae
Stelis

Stelis purpurea (Ruiz & Pav.) Willd.

First published in Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 4: 140 (1805)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Costa Rica to Bolivia and N. Brazil. It is an epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Bolivia, Brazil North, Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Panamá, Peru

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Bogarín, D., Serracín, Z., Samudio, Z., Rincón, R. & Pupulin, F. (2014). An updated checklist of the Orchidaceae of Panama. Lankesteriana 14: 135-364.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Idárraga-Piedrahita, A., Ortiz, R.D.C., Callejas Posada, R. & Merello, M. (eds.) (2011). Flora de Antioquia: Catálogo de las Plantas Vasculares 2: 1-939. Universidad de Antioquia, Medellín.
  • Luer, C.A. (2009). Icones Pleurothallidinarum XXX. Monographs in Systematic Botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 115: 1-265. Missouri Botanical Garden.
  • Luer, C.A. (2018). The genus Stelis Sw. (Orchidaceae) in Bolivia. Selbyana 32(1,2): 1-164.
  • Pupulin, F. (2012). The Orchidaceae of Ruiz & Pavón's "Flora Peruviana et Chilensis". A taxonomic study. II. Anales del Jardin Botanico de Madrid 69: 143-186.
  • Viveros, P. & Higgins, W.E. (2007). Checklist of Pleurothallidinae from Colombia. Selbyana 28: 13-90.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Bogarín, D., Serracín, Z., Samudio, Z., Rincón, R. & Pupulin, F. (2014). An updated checklist of the Orchidaceae of Panama. Lankesteriana 14: 135-364.
  • Holland Baptista, D., Docha Neto, A. & Antonio Campacci, M. (2005-2013). Personal communication on Orchidaceae 2 CAOB, São Paulo.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Lehmann, F.C. [6922] Colombia K000573932 Type Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [8214] Colombia K000573931 Type Yes
Lehmann, F.C. [6922] Colombia K000573933 Unknown Type Material Yes
Luer, C.; Hirtz, A.; Flores, W.; Andreetta; Teague, W. [13351], Ecuador K001449525 Yes
Andes K001450700 Yes
Andes K001450701 Yes
Andes K001450702 Yes
Andes K001450703 Yes
Andes K001450704 Yes
Andes K001450705 Yes
Andes K001450706 Yes
Andes K001450707 Yes
Andes K001450708 Yes
Andes K001450709 Yes
Andes K001450710 Yes
Andes K001450711 Yes
Andes K001450712 Yes
Bridges [s.n.] Bolivia Stelis connata K000718552 No
Rusby, H.H. [2758] Bolivia Stelis connata K000573876 Unknown Type Material Yes
Presl [s.n.] Stelis connata K000718551 No
Mathews [s.n.] Peru Stelis connata K001450461 Yes
Bang, M. [332] Bolivia Stelis connata K000573877 Unknown Type Material Yes
n/a Stelis connata K001450461 Yes
Warrington, J. [B.W. 2599] Guyana Stelis cupuligera K:SPC-42290.000 No
Peru Stelis cupuligera K000573872 Unknown Type Material Yes
n/a Stelis cupuligera K001450464 Yes
Bang, M. [1816a] Bolivia Stelis macrantha K000573906 Unknown Type Material Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • 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/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0