Stanhopea tigrina

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Stanhopea tigrina
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Stanhopea
Species:
S. tigrina
Binomial name
Stanhopea tigrina
Synonyms

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

Bottom-flowering orchid s.tigrina
Stanhopea tigrina

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.

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