Stanhopea tigrina

Stanhopea tigrina is a species of plant in the family Orchidaceae endemic to Mexico.

Stanhopea tigrina

Stanhopea tigrina
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Orchidaceae
Subfamily:
Epidendroideae
Tribe:
Maxillarieae
Subtribe:
Stanhopeinae
Genus:
Stanhopea
Species:
S. tigrina
Binomial name
Stanhopea tigrina
Synonyms
  • Stanhopea expansa P.N.Don
  • Epidendrum fragrantissimum Sessé & Moç.

A characteristic of this orchid is the way the flower comes from the bottom . Grown in a normal pot means the flower is stalled with the roots. Even botanical gardens have fallen for this trap.

References
    • Bateman ex Lindl., Sert. Orchid.: t. 1 (1838).
    • Hernández, F. (Casimiro Gómez Ortega). 1790. Francisci Hernandi, medici atque historici Philippi II, Hispan et Indiar. Regis, et totius novi orbis archiatri, opera : cum edita, tum inedita, ad autographi fidem et integritatem expressa, impensa et jussu regio Vol. I, Libro IV, p. 406.

    "Stanhopea tigrina" at the Encyclopedia of Life


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