| 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 |