Stanhopea tigrina
Object Details
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- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Accession Number
- 2015-1393A
- Bloom Time (Northern Hemisphere)
- May to October; peaks in July
- Ethnobotanical Uses
- In some parts of Mexico, the flowers of this orchid were used in the preparation of tortillas.
- Medicinal / Pharmaceutical
- This plant was used medicinally by the Aztecs and to treat sunstroke and weakness by Mexican Indians.
- Pollination Syndrome
- Bee (euglossine), collects oil
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
- Range
- Mexico
- Habitat
- damp, thick forests; 1970-5580ft (600-1700m)
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Pendant inflorescence is 6" (15.3 cm) long with 3-10 white and red mottled flowers. Flowers are 8" (20 cm) across.
- Fragrance
- Chocolate, vanilla
- Plant Size
- 10-18" x 4-5" (25-46 x 10-13 cm), excluding inflorescence
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Common Name
- Spotted Bull
- The Tiger-like Stanhopea
- Torito
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Stanhopea
- Species
- tigrina
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2015-1393A