Definition of Genus Stelis

1. Noun. Genus of small caespitose orchids of tropical America.

Generic synonyms: Liliopsid Genus, Monocot Genus
Group relationships: Family Orchidaceae, Orchid Family, Orchidaceae
Member holonyms: Stelis

Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Stelis

genus Spraguea
genus Spyeria
genus Squalus
genus Squatina
genus Squilla
genus Stachys
genus Stanhopea
genus Stanleya
genus Stapelia
genus Staphylea
genus Staphylococcus
genus Staurikosaurus
genus Steatornis
genus Steganopus
genus Stegosaurus
genus Stelis (current term)
genus Stellaria
genus Stenocarpus
genus Stenochlaena
genus Stenopelmatus
genus Stenopterygius
genus Stenotaphrum
genus Stenotomus
genus Stenotus
genus Stentor
genus Stephanomeria
genus Stephanotis
genus Stercorarius
genus Sterculia
genus Sterna

Literary usage of Genus Stelis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Orchidaceae: Illustrations and Studies of the Family Orchidaceae by Oakes Ames (1908)
"This compact little plant which, with some hesitation, is here referred to the genus Stelis Swartz, is most nearly allied with Stelis ..."

2. Entomological News and Proceedings of the Entomological Section of the by Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia Entomological Section (1916)
"Maxwell, H., et al.—Scarcity of wasps, 10, xcix, 148-9. Sladen, FWL—Canadian species of the bee genus Stelis [l 11. subg., 1 n. sp.], 4, 1916, 312-14. ..."

3. Forestry Quarterly by New York State College of Forestry (1906)
"... more than two inches high, and having the most wonderful tiny flowers of dark red or white, or yellow-green. The genus Stelis was also well represented. ..."

4. The Entomologist; an Illustrated Journal of General Entomology by Edward Newman, Royal Entomological Society of London (1898)
"SYNOPSIS OF THE NORTH AMERICAN BEES OF THE genus Stelis. BY TDA COCKERELL, NM Agr. Exp. Sta. THE North American species of ..."

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