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Orchid Species: Stelis ornata
(This name is currently accepted by Kew.)
Stelis ornata is an orchid species identified by (Rchb.f.) Pridgeon & M.W.Chase in 2001.
ORIGIN: Found in Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador as a mini-miniature sized, cool to cold growing epiphyte at elevations of 1500 to 2500 meters.
DESCRIPTION: Found in Mexico, Guatemala and El Salvador as a mini-miniature sized, cool to cold growing epiphyte at elevations of 1500 to 2500 meters with erect ramicauls enveloped by 2 basal sheaths and carrying a single apical, erect, coriaceous leaf that blooms on a apical, single successive flowered, 2 [4 to 5 cm] long, fractiflex inflorescence that holds the successive opening, single flowers amid or just above the leaves occurring in the winter through mid summer. Cool temperatures, shade, and high humidity as well as mounting on tree fern, and good air movement assure a happy plant.
FLOWER SIZE: 1/2 inch [1.25 cm]
-- information provided by Jay Pfahl, author of the
Internet Orchid Species Encyclopedia (IOSPE).
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