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Stanhopea gibbosa

Stanhopea gibbosa
Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0
Family
Orchidaceae (Orchid family)
Grows as
Epiphyte, Bulb
Native range
S. Colombia to Ecuador
Climate
wet tropical

About

Stanhopea gibbosa is a species of orchids from Colombia and West Ecuador. The name was often misapplied for a species from Costa Rica and Panama which was later described as Stanhopea confusa. Stanhopea carchiensis and Stanhopea impressa are synonyms of Stanhopea gibbosa.

Other Stanhopea plants

Stanhopea anfracta · Stanhopea annulata · Stanhopea avicula · Snow White Stanhopea · Stanhopea cirrhata · Stanhopea connata · Stanhopea costaricensis · Stanhopea ecornuta · Stanhopea embreei · Stanhopea florida · Stanhopea frymirei · Stanhopea grandiflora

Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Stanhopea gibbosa by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.

Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.

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