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Type: Article
Published: 2015-06-30
Page range: 30–38
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Nomenclatural notes on Stelis ciliaris (Pleurothallidinae, Orchidaceae)

Universidade Federal do Paraná, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Centro Politécnico, Jardim das Américas, Caixa Postal 19031, 81531-980, Curitiba, PR, Brasil
Marie Selby Botanical Gardens. 811 South Palm Avenue, Sarasota, FL 34236, U.S.A
Universidade Federal do Paraná, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Centro Politécnico, Jardim das Américas, Caixa Postal 19031, 81531-980, Curitiba, PR, Brasil
Universidade Federal do Paraná, Setor de Ciências Biológicas, Centro Politécnico, Jardim das Américas, Caixa Postal 19031, 81531-980, Curitiba, PR, Brasil
nomenclature Brazil Paraná Stelis jimenezii Stelis confusa Monocots

Abstract

In the course of preparing a generic treatment of the genus Stelis for Flora do Paraná, southern Brazil, historical material and literature of several taxa related to Stelis ciliaris have been studied and their morphologies and nomenclature elucidated. Stelis leinigii, S. mystax-felis, and Stelis uhlii are herein proposed as new synonyms for Stelis ciliaris. A lectoptype is selected for Stelis jimenezii and a brief nomenclatural note on Stelis confusa is provided. Illustrations, updated synonym list, and taxonomic discussions are also presented for Stelis ciliaris.