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Stelis rodrigoi

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Stelis rodrigoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Pleurothallidinae
Genus: Stelis
Species:
S. rodrigoi
Binomial name
Stelis rodrigoi
(Luer) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Condylago rodrigoi Luer

Stelis rodrigoi is a species of flowering plant in the family Orchidaceae, native to Colombia.[1] It was first described by Carlyle A. Luer in 1982 as Condylago rodrigoi.[2]

Stelis rodrigoi is found at altitudes ranging from 1,400 to 1,600 m (4,600 to 5,200 ft). It was named in honor of Rodrigo Escobar of Medellin, Colombia, who had successfully cultivated this species since its discovery.[3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Stelis rodrigoi (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase", Plants of the World Online, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, retrieved 2023-08-03
  2. ^ "Stelis rodrigoi (Luer) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase", The International Plant Names Index, retrieved 2023-08-03
  3. ^ Luer, Carlyle A. (1982), "Condylago, un nuevo genero en las Pleurothallidinae (Condylago, a new genus in the Pleurothallidinae)", Orquideología, 15 (2/3): 117–122
  4. ^ Ditlevsen, Thomas, Condylago rodrigoi Luer 1982, archived from the original on 2009-08-29