Nomenclature: wfo-0000315817
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Stelis purpurea Sp. Pl., ed. 4. 4: 140 (1805)
Nomenclatural References
- literature : Sp. Pl., ed. 4 [Willdenow] 4(1): 140. 1805 BHL link from IPNI metadata.
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000573931: Lehmann, F.C. [8214] Colombia Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000573932: Lehmann, F.C. [6922] Colombia Link to Type provided by Kew
- specimen : Kew Gardens K000573933: Lehmann, F.C. [6922] Colombia Link to Unknown Type Material provided by Kew
- person : Carl Ludwig Willdenow (1765-1812) Based on occurrence of standard abbreviation 'Willd.' in the authors string.
- database : IPNI record: 659088-1
- database : The Plant List v1.1 record kew-196782
- database : The Plant List version 1.0, record: kew-196782
Taxonomy: Accepted in 2018-07 classification
Occurs in: 2018-07 : 2019-03 : 2019-05 : 2021-12 : 2022-06 : 2022-12 : 2023-06 : 2023-12 : 2024-06 : 2024-12Placement: Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Stelis > Stelis purpurea
Synonyms
- Humboltia macrorhiza
- Humboltia purpurea
- Humboltia spiralis
- Pleurothallis longirepens
- Pleurothallis macrorhiza
- Pleurothallis purpurea
- Pleurothallis rhizomatosa
- Pleurothallis spiralis
- Stelis abrupta
- Stelis acutissima
- Stelis asseris
- Stelis connata
- Stelis cupuligera
- Stelis densiflora
- Stelis dentata
- Stelis dubia
- Stelis endocharis
- Stelis hemicardia
- Stelis huancabambae
- Stelis pachyphylla
- Stelis pachystele
- Stelis phaeantha
- Stelis robustior
- Stelis rusbyi
- Stelis spiralis
- Stelis yungasensis
- Stelis repanda
- Xenosia spiralis
- Stelis alpina
- Xenosia macrorhiza