''Stanhopea embreei'' is a species of
orchid
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant.
Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...
.
The classification of this species was published by Calaway H. Dodson in ''Selbyana'', 1: 128. 1975. The original isotype was collected by Dodson.
Distribution:
Cañar (Ecuador, Western South America, Southern America).
The holotype is kept at Systematic Entomology Laboratory (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
''Stanhopea jenischiana'' is a species of orchid endemic to Colombia, Peru, Ecuador, and Venezuela
Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the no ...
'' based on molecular data.
Gallery
Image:STANembreei plnt.jpg, ''Stan. embreei''
in spike
Image:STANembreei spk.jpg, ''Stan. embreei''
developing inflorescence
Image:Stan embreei flwr.jpg, ''Stan. embreei''
flower
Image:Stanembreei lip-ft.jpg, ''Stan. embreei''
detail view of labellum and column
Image:Stanembreei lip-bk.jpg, ''Stan. embreei''
back view of labellum
References
* 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.
External links
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embreei
Orchids of Ecuador
Cañar Province