| Stanhopea platyceras | |
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| Stanhopea platyceras flower | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Stanhopea |
| Species: | S. platyceras |
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| Stanhopea platyceras | |
Stanhopea platyceras is a species of orchid endemic to Colombia.
Stanhopea is a genus of the orchid family (Orchidaceae) from Central and South America. The abbreviation used in horticultural trade is Stan. The genus is named for the 4th Earl of Stanhope (1781-1855), president of the Medico-Botanical Society of London (1829-1837). It comprises 55 species and 5 natural hybrids. These epiphytic, but occasionally terrestrial orchids can be found in damp forests from Mexico to Trinidad to NW Argentina. Their ovate pseudobulbs carry from the top one long, plicate, elliptic leaf.
Stanhopeinae is a subtribe of plants in the tribe Cymbidieae.
The Flora of Colombia is characterized by over 28,000 species of green plants.
Platyceras is a genus of extinct Paleozoic sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Platyceratidae. This genus is known from the Silurian to the Middle Triassic periods and especially abundant in the Devonian and Carboniferous. It is the type genus of the family Platyceratidae.
Stanhopea annulata is a species of orchid occurring from southern Colombia to Ecuador.
Stanhopea cirrhata is a species of orchid endemic to Central America.
Stanhopea connata is a species of orchid found in Colombia, Ecuador, and Peru. The flowers range in size from 4.75 - 5.5 in. They're found at altitudes from 1,000 to 2,000 meters, often growing on branches over water.
Stanhopea graveolens is a species of orchid occurring from Mexico to Honduras.
Stanhopea ecornuta is a species of orchid endemic to Central America.
Stanhopea frymirei is a species of orchid endemic to Ecuador.
Stanhopea grandiflora is a species of orchid occurring from Trinidad to southern tropical America.
Stanhopea haseloffiana is a species of orchid endemic to northeastern Peru.
Stanhopea jenischiana is a species of orchid endemic to Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and Venezuela. The flowers are 5 cm in diameter, and have an orange-yellow to gold color, with dark chestnut-red spots on the lip and often have a dark color at the base of the petals.
Stanhopea martiana is a species of orchid endemic to southwestern Mexico.
Stanhopea oculata is a species of orchid occurring from Mexico to Colombia and southeastern Brazil.
Stanhopea pozoi is a species of orchid endemic to Colombia.
Stanhopea pulla is a type of orchid occurring from Costa Rica to northern Colombia.
Stanhopea shuttleworthii is a species of orchid endemic to Colombia (Tolima).
Stanhopea tricornis is a species of orchid endemic to western South America (Colombia).
Stanhopea wardii is a species of orchid found from Nicaragua to Venezuela.
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