Stanhopea reichenbachiana

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]

Stanhopea reichenbachiana
Stanhopea reichenbachiana flower
Scientific classification
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

References

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


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