Stelis alta Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2002 SUBGENUS Stellata SECTION Disticha purpurescens alliance Duque 2008 Photo courtesy of Daniel Jimenez ©

Common Name The Grand Stelis

Flower Size

Found in Costa Rica at elevations around 2000 meters as a small sized, cool growing epiphyte that blooms in the fall

Synonyms Dracontia grandis [Rolfe] Luer 2004; Pleurothallis grandis Rolfe 1918; Stelis grandis (Rolfe) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase 2001

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Orchids of Venezuela, An Illustrated Field Guide Vol 3 Dunsterville & Garay 1979 not = S purdieaei

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