| Stanhopea embreei | |
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| Stanhopea embreei flower | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Stanhopea |
| Species: | S. embreei |
| Binomial name | |
| Stanhopea embreei | |
Stanhopea embreei is a species of orchid.
The classification of this species was published by Calaway H. Dodson in Selbyana, 1: 128. 1975. The original isotype was collected by Dodson.
Distribution: Cañar (Ecuador, Western South America, Southern America).
The holotype is kept at Systematic Entomology Laboratory (SEL).
Etymology: This species is named for Alvin Embree, an American orchidologist.
Molecular analysis by Whitten al. revealed the major chemical component of this species fragrance is trans-methyl cinnamate.
Closely related species are Stanhopea frymirei & Stanhopea jenischiana based on molecular data.
Gallery
Stan. embreei
in spike
Stan. embreei
developing inflorescence
Stan. embreei
flower
Stan. embreei
detail view of labellum and column
Stan. embreei
back view of labellum
References
- Norris H. Williams & W. Mark Whitten, Molecular phylogeny and floral fragrances of male euglossine bee-pollinated orchids: A study of Stanhopea (Orchidaceae). Plant Species Biology (1999) 14, 129-136.
External links
Media related to Stanhopea embreei at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Stanhopea embreei at Wikispecies
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