Stelis superbiens

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Plantae/Tracheophyta/Liliopsida/Asparagales/Orchidaceae/Stelis

At a glance

Occurrence records150

Data sources5

Biological traits11

DNA specimens0

eDNA detections1

Sources5 archives

Databases and archives Stelis superbiens's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation2 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility150 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI1 eDNA detections↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

On this page4 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements3 literature sources11 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF150 records

Environmental DNA1 datasets · 0 countries1 detections

01Narrative

Stelis superbiens is an orchid of the genus Stelis. It has stems of ½ inch triangular two-toned red flowers with shiny backs line up alternately on straight stems - 6 to 8 inch plant - spectacular show - blooms several times a year. Mature.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesWCVPGIFTTRY

Life cycle & reproduction1

Life formepiphyte

Diet & foraging1

Parasiteindependent

Habitat & environment9

Aquaticterrestrial

Climatewet tropical

Climberself-supporting

Elevation max3 050 m

Elevation mean2 000 m

Elevation min0 m

Epiphyteobligatory

Growth formherb

⚠ sources differ — GIFT: herb · TRY: Epiphyte

Woodinessnon-woody

05DNA & barcoding1 eDNA hits

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Stelis superbiens has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

eDNA detections1

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type150 records

Wild obs. + sensor19

Museum / vouchered131

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO392 km²

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy82% within 1 km

≤100 m 12≤1 km 2>10 km 3

17 georeferenced · 2 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor19

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy54% within 1 km

≤1 km 7≤10 km 5>10 km 1

13 georeferenced · 118 without coordinates

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence131

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions9 of 20 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Saint Louis, US	49
National Biodiversity Institute, Costa Ricalocation not on record	15
QCNElocation not on record	13
Chicago, US	9
Museo Nacional de Costa Rica (MNCR)location not on record	9
Universidad de Caldas (UCaldas)location not on record	7
Durham, US	4
Universidad Nacional de Colombia (UNAL)location not on record	4
Universidad de Antioquia (UdeA)location not on record	4
Harvard Universitylocation not on record	2
Bronx, US	2
HUAlocation not on record	2
Loja, EC	2
Fundación Jardín Botánico Joaquín Antonio Uribe de Medellín (JBM)location not on record	2
OTSlocation not on record	2
Aarhus, DK	1
Pontificia Universidad Javeriana (PUJ)location not on record	1
Stockholm, SE	1
Xiamen, CN	1
San José, CR	1

20 institutions · 131 of 131 vouchered records shown

09Environmental DNA1 detections

Where the DNA of Stelis superbiens was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.

Signal

Detections DNA found1

Studies independent surveys1

Signal confidence: weakweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 1 detections have coordinates

Open the map0 countries0

How strong is each trace?

DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.

How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.

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