Stelis alleyoop
| Stelis alleyoop | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Stelis |
| Species: | S. alleyoop
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| Binomial name | |
| Stelis alleyoop | |
Stelis alleyoop is a species of leach orchid in the family Orchidaceae, native to Colombia.[1] An epiphyte, it is named for Alley Oop, the hairy caveman who is the title character of the Alley Oop comic strip.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Stelis alleyoop Luer & R.Escobar". Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 11 December 2022.
- ^ Luer, Carlyle A. (2016). "Icones Stelidarum (Orchidaceae) Colombiae". Harvard Papers in Botany. 21: 59–92. doi:10.3100/hpib.v21iss1.2016.n6. S2CID 198151203.
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