Stelestylis

Stelestylis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Pandanales
Family: Cyclanthaceae
Genus: Stelestylis
Drude
Type species
Stelestylis coriacea
Drude

Stelestylis is a genus of plants first described as a genus in 1881. All the known species are native to northern South America (Venezuela and the Guianas).[1]

Species[1]
  1. Stelestylis anomala Harling - Aragua + Carabobo States in Venezuela
  2. Stelestylis coriacea Drude - probably Brazil; original type destroyed in Second World War, precise location locale unknown
  3. Stelestylis stylaris (Gleason) Harling - Venezuela, Guyana
  4. Stelestylis surinamensis Harling - Suriname, French Guiana

References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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