Stanhopea reichenbachiana

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Stanhopea reichenbachiana
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Stanhopea reichenbachiana flower
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Stanhopea
Species:
S. reichenbachiana
Binomial name
Stanhopea reichenbachiana
Synonyms

Stanhopea lowii Rolfe

Stanhopea reichenbachiana is a species of orchid occurring from western Colombia to Ecuador. It is named for the botanists Philip Henry Stanhope, 4th Earl Stanhope and Heinrich Gustav Reichenbach. [1]

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<i>Stanhopea</i> Genus of orchids

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.

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Stanhopeinae Subtribe of orchids

Stanhopeinae is an subtribe of plants in the tribe Cymbidieae.

Flora of Colombia

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<i>Stanhopea connata</i> Species of orchid

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.

<i>Stanhopea graveolens</i> Species of orchid

Stanhopea graveolens is a species of orchid occurring from Mexico to Honduras.

<i>Stanhopea florida</i> Species of orchid

Stanhopea florida is a species of orchid occurring from Ecuador to Peru.

<i>Stanhopea gibbosa</i> Species of orchid

Stanhopea gibbosa is a species of orchids from Colombia and W-Ecuador. The name was often misapplied for a species from Costa Rica and Panama which was later described as Stanhopea confusa. Stanhopea carchiensis and Stanhopea impressa are synonyms of Stanhopea gibbosa.

<i>Stanhopea grandiflora</i> Species of orchid

Stanhopea grandiflora is a species of orchid occurring from Trinidad to southern tropical America.

<i>Stanhopea haseloffiana</i> Species of orchid

Stanhopea haseloffiana is a species of orchid endemic to northeastern Peru.

<i>Stanhopea hernandezii</i> Species of orchid

Stanhopea hernandezii is a species of orchid endemic to central and southwestern Mexico.

<i>Stanhopea insignis</i> Species of orchid

Stanhopea insignis is a species of orchid endemic to southern and southeastern Brazil. It is the type species of the genus Stanhopea.

<i>Stanhopea jenischiana</i> Species of orchid

Stanhopea jenischiana is a species of orchid endemic to Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and Venezuela. The flowers are 5 cm in diameter, and have a 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.

<i>Stanhopea maculosa</i> Species of orchid

Stanhopea maculosa is a species of orchid endemic to western Mexico.

<i>Stanhopea martiana</i> Species of orchid

Stanhopea martiana is a species of orchid endemic to southwestern Mexico.

<i>Stanhopea oculata</i> Species of orchid

Stanhopea oculata is a species of orchid occurring from Mexico to Colombia and southeastern Brazil.

<i>Stanhopea ruckeri</i> Species of orchid

Stanhopea ruckeri is a species of orchid occurring from Mexico to Central America.

<i>Stanhopea tricornis</i> Species of orchid

Stanhopea tricornis is a species of orchid endemic to western South America (Colombia).

<i>Stanhopea wardii</i> Species of orchid

Stanhopea wardii is a species of orchid found from Nicaragua to Venezuela.

<i>Stanhopea xytriophora</i> Species of plant

Stanhopea xytriophora is a species of orchid found from southern Peru to Bolivia.

References

  1. Gardeners' Chronicle. London. new. series, 12: 40 (1879).