Stalkya is a monotypic genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.[2] The sole species is Stalkya muscicola, endemic to the Mérida region of Venezuela.[1][3] It is named after the orchidologist G. C. K. "Stalky" Dunsterville.[2]
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Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Orchidoideae |
| Tribe: | Cranichideae |
| Subtribe: | Spiranthinae |
| Genus: | Stalkya Garay |
| Species: | S. muscicola
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| Binomial name | |
| Stalkya muscicola (Garay & Dunst.) Garay
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See also
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Wikispecies has information related to Stalkya.
- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ a b Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2003). Genera Orchidacearum 3: 1-358. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- ^ Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
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