| Stanhopea saccata | |
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| Stanhopea saccata flower | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Stanhopea |
| Species: | S. saccata |
| Binomial name | |
| Stanhopea saccata | |
| Synonyms | |
Stanhopea elegantula Rolfe | |
Stanhopea saccata is a species of orchid occurring from Mexico (Chiapas) to Central America.
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.
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 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.
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 hernandezii is a species of orchid endemic to central and southwestern Mexico.
Stanhopea insignis is a species of orchid endemic to southern and southeastern Brazil. It is the type species of the genus Stanhopea.
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 maculosa is a species of orchid endemic to western Mexico.
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 ruckeri is a species of orchid occurring from Mexico to Central America.
Stanhopea shuttleworthii is a species of orchid endemic to Colombia (Tolima).
Stanhopea stevensonii is a species of orchid endemic to Colombia (Meta).
Stanhopea tricornis is a species of orchid endemic to western South America (Colombia).
Stanhopea warszewicziana is a species of orchid found from Costa Rica to western Panama.
Persoonia saccata, commonly known as snottygobble, and cadgeegurrup in indigenous language, is a plant in the family Proteaceae and is endemic to the south-west of Western Australia. It is usually an erect shrub and has linear leaves and groups of up to fifty or more irregularly shaped, yellow flowers which are hairy on the outside. It usually grows in woodland dominated by jarrah, marri or large Banksia species.
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