Stanhopea whittenii
Object Details
- Description
- This medium sized orchid is named for the American orchid botanist Dr. Mark Whitten, who specialized in Stanhopea.
- Provenance
- From a cultivated plant not of known wild origin
- Range
- Mexico (Chiapas) to Guatemala
- Habitat
- Lowland and lower montane rainforests; 985-4920ft (300-1500m)
- Topic
- Orchids
- Living Collections
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- Smithsonian Gardens Orchid Collection
- Data Source
- Smithsonian Gardens
- Accession Number
- 2015-1398A
- Restrictions & Rights
- CC0
- Common Name
- Whitten's Stanhopea
- Group
- [vascular plants]
- Class
- Equisetopsida
- Subclass
- Magnoliidae
- Superorder
- Lilianae
- Order
- Asparagales
- Family
- Orchidaceae
- Subfamily
- Epidendroideae
- Genus
- Stanhopea
- Species
- whittenii
- Life Form
- Epiphytic
- Bloom Characteristics
- Pendant inflorescence is 8-12" (20-30 cm) long with 2-4 yellow flowers speckled in purple that open simultaneously. Flowers are 2.4" (6 cm) across.
- Fragrance
- Eucalyptus
- Record ID
- ofeo-sg_2015-1398A
