Orchidaceae
Stanhopea

Stanhopea ruckeri Lindl.

First published in Edwards's Bot. Reg. 29: t. 44 (1843)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Central America. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Belize, Guatemala, Honduras, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Gerlach, G. & Beeche, J. (2004). Stanhopeinae Mesoamericanae (Orchidaceae). III. Reestablicimiento de Stanhopea ruckeri y una especie nueva: Stanhopea confusa. Lankesteriana 4: 213-221.
  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Jenny, R. (2004). The Genus Stanhopea 2nd part S. nigripes to S. xytriophora. Caesiana, Rivista Italiana di Orchidologia 22: 146-260.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Jenny, R. (2004). The Genus Stanhopea 2nd part S. nigripes to S. xytriophora. Caesiana, Rivista Italiana di Orchidologia 22: 146-260.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
K000364337 Unknown Type Material Yes
Stanhopea inodora K:SPC-22612.000 No
Stanhopea inodora K:SPC-62983.000 No
Mexico Stanhopea inodora K:SPC-06905.000 No

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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  • 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

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