Stelestylis Explained

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

Notes and References

1. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=288187 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families