Stanhopea tigrina




Family Orchidaceae
Subfamily Epidendroideae
Tribe Maxillarieae
Subtribe Stanhopeinae
Scientific name Stanhopea tigrina Bateman ex Lindley
Synonyms Epidendrum fragrantissimum Sessé & Mocino; Maxillaria lyncea Lindley; Stanhopea expansa P. N. Don; Stanhopea nigroviolacea Morren ex Beer 1854; Stanhopea tigrina var. atrata hort. ex Loddiges; Stanhopea tigrina var. aurea hort. ex Stein; Stanhopea tigrina var. aureo-purpurea Ch. Morren; Stanhopea tigrina var. grandiflora hort.ex Hennig; Stanhopea tigrina var. grandiflora hort. ex Stein; Stanhopea tigrina var. grandiflora hort. ex De Duren; Stanhopea tigrina var. grandiflora superba hort.ex Cogniaux; Stanhopea tigrina var. latimaculata hort. ex Dietrich; Stanhopea tigrina var. luteolo-violacea Ch. Morren; Stanhopea tigrina var. lutescens B. S. Williams; Stanhopea tigrina var. major hort.; Stanhopea tigrina var. major superba hort. ex Josst; Stanhopea tigrina var. nigropurpurea hort; Stanhopea tigrina var. purpurea hort. ex Loddiges; Stanhopea tigrina var. speciosa hort.; Stanhopea tigrina var. splendens Kränzlin; Stanhopea tigrina var. superba hort. ex Henshall; Stanhopea tigrina var. superba hort ex Planchon; Stanhopea tigrina var. superba van Houtte; Stanhopea violacea hort. ex Beer
Distribution Mexico
Reference Stanhopea tigrina Bateman ex Lindl. 1838
Stanhopea tigrina Bateman ex Lindley 1838
Stanhopea tigrina Bateman ex Lindl. 1838
Note Photos below are those of an orchid which was cultivated by Tsukuba Botanical Garden and displayed as Stanhopea nigroviolacea.



June 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden
June 2007
at Tsukuba Botanical Garden