Stalkya

{{Short description|Genus of orchids}}

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| genus = Stalkya

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| species = muscicola

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  • Schiedeella muscicola (Garay & Dunst.) Garay & Dunst.
  • Spiranthes muscicola Garay & Dunst.

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Stalkya is a monotypic genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3: 1-358. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford. The sole species is Stalkya muscicola, endemic to the Mérida region of Venezuela.[http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=196051 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families]Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela. It is named after the orchidologist G. C. K. "Stalky" Dunsterville.

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