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Leach Orchids
Stelis
Stelis, or leach orchids, are a large genus of orchids, with 1339 accepted species. The generic name Stelis is the Greek word for 'mistletoe', referring to the epiphytic habit of these species. These mainly epiphytic (rarely lithophytic) plants are widely distributed throughout much of South America, Central America, Mexico, the West Indies and Florida.
Stelis is abbreviated Ste. in the horticultural trade.
60 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Crocodeilanthe
subgenusCrocodeilanthe
Physothallis
subgenusPhysothallis
Unciferia
subgenusUnciferia
Silvery Leach Orchid
speciesStelis argentata
Dracontia
subgenusDracontia
Stelis ophioglossoides
speciesStelis ophioglossoides
Stelis perpusilliflora
speciesStelis perpusilliflora
Stelis dussii
speciesStelis dussii
Stelis pygmaea
speciesStelis pygmaea
Niphantha
subgenusNiphantha
Stelis superbiens
speciesStelis superbiens
Umbralia
subgenusUmbralia
Stelis pusilla
speciesStelis pusilla
Physosiphon
subgenusPhysosiphon
Stelis morganii
speciesStelis morganii
Stelis eublepharis
speciesStelis eublepharis
Stelis hirtzii
speciesStelis hirtzii
Stelis purpurascens
speciesStelis purpurascens
Stelis concinna
speciesStelis concinna
Stelis microchila
speciesStelis microchila
Stelis adrianae
speciesStelis adrianae
Stelis aprica
speciesStelis aprica
Stelis hymenantha
speciesStelis hymenantha
Stelis ciliaris
speciesStelis ciliaris
Stelis soconuscana
speciesStelis soconuscana
Stelis parvilabris
speciesStelis parvilabris
Stelis papaquerensis
speciesStelis papaquerensis
Stelis allenii
speciesStelis allenii
Stelis tridentata
speciesStelis tridentata
Stelis lankesteri
speciesStelis lankesteri
Stelis bracteolenta
speciesStelis bracteolenta
Stelis lentiginosa
speciesStelis lentiginosa
Stelis lumbricosa
speciesStelis lumbricosa
Stelis parvula
speciesStelis parvula
Stelis columnaris
speciesStelis columnaris
Stelis
subgenusStelis
Stelis liberalis
speciesStelis liberalis
Stelis chamaestelis
speciesStelis chamaestelis
Stelis nutans
speciesStelis nutans
Stelis rubens
speciesStelis rubens
Stelis alba
speciesStelis alba
Stelis guatemalensis
speciesStelis guatemalensis
Stelis anolis
speciesStelis anolis
Stelis embreei
speciesStelis embreei
Stelis piperina
speciesStelis piperina
Striate Stelis
speciesStelis striolata
Stelis maxima
speciesStelis maxima
Stelis purpurea
speciesStelis purpurea
Stelis frontinensis
speciesStelis frontinensis
Stelis gemma
speciesStelis gemma
Stelis crescentiicola
speciesStelis crescentiicola
Stelis pardipes
speciesStelis pardipes
Stelis sotoarenasii
speciesStelis sotoarenasii
Stelis blandita
speciesStelis blandita
Stelis tricardium
speciesStelis tricardium
Stelis rufobrunnea
speciesStelis rufobrunnea
Stelis veracrucensis
speciesStelis veracrucensis
Stelis acutilabia
speciesStelis acutilabia
Stelis hylophila
speciesStelis hylophila
Stelis triangulabia
speciesStelis triangulabia
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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In the stacks
Searching the stacks…
Every page naming Stelis in the Biodiversity Heritage Library →
This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 141523.