Stelis zootrophionoides explained

Stelis zootrophionoides is a species of orchid discovered in the cloud forest in the central highlands of Chiapas, Mexico. S. zootrophionoides was first described in 2012.^{[1] [2]}

The plant flowers from July to September, develops fruits around August, and disperses seeds between October and December. So far, this species is known from only one population in the Reserva Ecológica Cerro Huitepec, and is considered rare.

Notes and References

1. SE . Ramos-Castro . Stelis zootrophionoides (Orchidaceae: Pleurothallidinae), a New Species from Mexico . Castañeda-Zárate . M . Solano-Gómez . R . Salazar . GA . . 2012 . 7 . 11 . 10.1371/journal.pone.0048822 . e48822 . 23144987 . 3492219. 2012PLoSO...748822R . free .
2. Villaseñor . José Luis . September 2016 . Checklist of the native vascular plants of Mexico . Revista Mexicana de Biodiversidad . en . 87 . 3 . 559–902 . 10.1016/j.rmb.2016.06.017. free .