Stanhopea embreei

The classification of this species was published by Calaway H. Dodson in Selbyana, 1: 128. 1975. The original isotype was collected by Dodson.

Stanhopea embreei
Stanhopea embreei flower
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Monocots
Order:
Asparagales
Family:
Orchidaceae
Subfamily:
Epidendroideae
Tribe:
Maxillarieae
Subtribe:
Stanhopeinae
Genus:
Stanhopea
Species:
S. embreei
Binomial name
Stanhopea embreei

Stanhopea embreei is a species of orchid.

Distribution: Cañar (Ecuador, Western South America, Southern America).

The holotype is kept at 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.

  • 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
    • International Plant Names Index
    • Stanhopea Pages
    • 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.
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