Orchidaceae
Stanhopea

Stanhopea grandiflora (Lodd.) Lindl.

First published in Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 158 (1832)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Trinidad to S. Tropical America. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Colombia, French Guiana, Guyana, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela

Synonyms

Homotypic Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Hokche, O., Berry, P.E. & Huber, O. (eds.) (2008). Nuevo Catálogo de la Flora Vascular de Venezuela: 1-859. Fundación Instituto Botánico de Venezuela.
  • Jenny, R. (2003). The genus Stanhopea 1st part S. anfracta to S. napoensis. Caesiana, Rivista Italiana di Orchidologia 21: 1-145.

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Jenny, R. (2003). The genus Stanhopea 1st part S. anfracta to S. napoensis. Caesiana, Rivista Italiana di Orchidologia 21: 1-145.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • CITES (2021). Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Nov 29, 2012 s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil K000879587 Yes
Loddiges [s.n.] Trinidad and Tobago K000718285 Type Yes
Stanhopea eburnea K:SPC-14381.000 No
Stanhopea eburnea K000364343 Unknown Type Material Yes
Bateman, W. [s.n.] Stanhopea eburnea K000718286 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stanhopea eburnea K:SPC-14382.000 No
Guyana Stanhopea eburnea K:SPC-22608.000 No
Stanhopea eburnea K:SPC-14380.000 No
Mexico Stanhopea eburnea K:SPC-25898.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
    • © Copyright 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0