Stelestylis (original) (raw)
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Genus of flowering plants
| Stelestylis | |
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| Stelestylis surinamensis | |
Scientific classification  |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Pandanales |
| Family: | Cyclanthaceae |
| Genus: | StelestylisDrude |
| Type species | |
| Stelestylis coriaceaDrude |
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]
- Stelestylis anomala Harling - Aragua + Carabobo States in Venezuela
- Stelestylis coriacea Drude - probably Brazil; original type destroyed in Second World War, precise location locale unknown
- Stelestylis stylaris (Gleason) Harling - Venezuela, Guyana
- Stelestylis surinamensis Harling - Suriname, French Guiana