Stelis wettsteiniana Schltr. 1921

Plant and Inflorescence

Flower Closeup Photo courtesy of Americo Docha Neto

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Common Name or Meaning Wettstein's Stelis [Austrian Orchid Collector Early 1900's]

Flower Size 1/4" [.6 cm]

Found in Minas Gerais Brazil in the Mantiqueira Rain Forest Mountains at elevations of 1000 to 1500 meters as a miniature to small sized, warm to cool growing epiphyte that blooms in the fall to early winter in situ. Synonyms Stelis mucronata Porsch 1905