Stanhopea insignis
Appearance
Stanhopea insignis | |
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Stanhopea insignis flower | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Stanhopea |
Species: | S. insignis
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Binomial name | |
Stanhopea insignis | |
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Stanhopea insignis is a species of orchid endemic to southern and southeastern Brazil. It is the type species of the genus Stanhopea. The orchid bee Eufriesea purpurata is the sole pollinator of Stanhopea insignis, which attracts the bees with its fragrance.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Pansarin, Emerson Ricardo; Amaral, Maria do Carmo Estanislau do (January 2009). "Reproductive biology and pollination of southeastern Brazilian Stanhopea Frost ex Hook. (Orchidaceae)". Flora – Morphology, Distribution, Functional Ecology of Plants. 204 (3): 238–249. doi:10.1016/j.flora.2008.01.014.
External links
[edit]- Media related to Stanhopea insignis at Wikimedia Commons
- Data related to Stanhopea insignis at Wikispecies