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; Frost
Synonyms
	Stanhopea expansa P.N.Don; Epidendrum fragrantissimum Sessé & Moç.;

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

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.

External links

"Stanhopea tigrina" at the Encyclopedia of Life

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