Stelis argentata Lindl.

Small epiphyte. Stems to 5.5 cm long. Leaves oblanceolate, to 10 cm long, to 2.5 cm wide, leathery, bright green above, dull green below. Inflorescences to 20 cm long, erect. Flowers many, to 8 mm wide, green, pale pink or purplish; spring to autumn. Sepals broad-ovate, joined towards base. Petals truncate, much smaller than sepals. Labellum similar to petals, fleshy, with a short erect point at tip.

Mexico to Brazil.

Source: Jeanes, J. (2005). Orchidaceae. In: Spencer, R.. Horticultural Flora of South-eastern Australia. Volume 5. Flowering plants. Monocotyledons. The identification of garden and cultivated plants. University of New South Wales Press.

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kingdom Plantae
phylum   Tracheophyta
class    Magnoliopsida
superorder     Lilianae
order      Asparagales
family       Orchidaceae
genus        Stelis Sw.