Orchidaceae
Stanhopea

Stanhopea graveolens Lindl.

First published in Edwards's Bot. Reg. 26(Misc.): 59 (1840)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is S. Mexico to Honduras. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest

Recorded in error in:

Argentina Northwest, Brazil Southeast

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Jenny, R. (2003). The genus Stanhopea 1st part S. anfracta to S. napoensis. Caesiana, Rivista Italiana di Orchidologia 21: 1-145.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Garcia-Mendoza, A.J. & Meave, J.A. (eds.) (2012). Diversidad florística de Oaxaca: de musgos a angiospermas (colecciones y listas de especies), ed. 2: 1-351. Instituto de Biología, Universidad Nacional Autónoma de México.
  • Jenny, R. (2003). The genus Stanhopea 1st part S. anfracta to S. napoensis. Caesiana, Rivista Italiana di Orchidologia 21: 1-145.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
K:SPC-46446.000 No
K000364345 Unknown Type Material Yes
K:SPC-29047.476 No
K:SPC-22610.000 No
Hunt, D.R. [7097] Belize K:SPC-39559.000 No
Mexico K:SPC-37732.000 No
Brazil K:SPC-22624.000 No
Hunt, D.R. [7097] Belize K:SPC-39552.000 No
Severin, L. [K 213] Panama K:SPC-48016.000 No
K:SPC-14419.000 No
K:SPC-14387.000 No
Hunt, D. [7097] Belize K:SPC-29047.350 No
Mexico K:SPC-37600.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • 'The Herbarium Catalogue, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the Internet http://www.kew.org/herbcat [accessed on Day Month Year]'. Please enter the date on which you consulted the system.
    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2025. 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