Stanhopea
Sign in to saveStanhopea is a genus of the orchid family (Orchidaceae) from Central and South America. The abbreviation used in horticultural trade is Stan. The genus is named for Philip Henry Stanhope, 4th Earl Stanhope (1781–1855), who was the president of the Medico-Botanical Society of London in 1829–1837. It comprises 55 species and 5 natural hybrids. The orchids in the genus are mostly epiphytic (growing on other plants), but occasionally terrestrial. They can be found in damp forests from Mexico to Trinidad to northwestern Argentina. Their ovate pseudobulbs carry from the top one long, plicate, ellipt
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- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
- ClassLiliopsida
- OrderAsparagales
- FamilyOrchidaceae
Stanhopea es un género de orquídeas con unas 55 especies de orquídeas epífitas y algunas de hábitos terrestres, que crecen desde México hasta el norte de Argentina. Índice 1 Descripción 2 Hábitat 3 Especies de Stanhopea 4 Híbridos Naturales 5 Referencias 6 Enlaces externos Descripción Las especies de Stanhopea presentan pseudobulbos ovoides de color verde que llevan en su parte superior una hoja plegada, elíptica y larga. Son apreciadas por sus complejas flores, normalmente fragantes, de formas espectaculares y corta vida. Cuando son cultivadas, sus inflorescencias cuelgan fuera del cesto que las contiene, por lo que utilizan cestos con suficientes rendijas para permitir el paso de la inflorescencia. La mayoría de las flores de Stanhopea tienen un cuerno elegante y prominente en la parte media del labelo (mesoquilo), excepto S. annulata, S. avicula, S. cirrhata, S. ecornuta y S. pulla. Una pocas tienen solo un cuerno corto basal (hipoquilo): S. candida, S. grandiflora, S. reichenbachiana, S. tricornis y el híbrido S. x herrenhusana. Estas excepciones se denominan " especies de Stanhopea primitivas". Todas las Stanhopeinae son polinizados por abejas metálicas de las orquídeas (Euglo
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Stanhopea is a genus of the orchid family (Orchidaceae) from Central and South America. The abbreviation used in horticultural trade is Stan. The genus is named for Philip Henry Stanhope, 4th Earl Stanhope (1781–1855), who was the president of the Medico-Botanical Society of London in 1829–1837. It comprises 55 species and 5 natural hybrids. The orchids in the genus are mostly epiphytic (growing on other plants), but occasionally terrestrial. They can be found in damp forests from Mexico to Trinidad to northwestern Argentina. Their ovate pseudobulbs carry from the top one long, plicate, elliptic leaf.
Stanhopea is noted for its complex and usually fragrant flowers that are generally spectacular and short-lived. Their pendant inflorescences are noted for flowering out of the bottom of the containers in which they grow, lending themselves to culture in baskets that have enough open space for the inflorescence to push through. They are sometimes called upside-down orchids.