Stanhopea maduroi Dodson & Dressler 1998 Photo courtesy of David Banks-Australia Copyrighted ©
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Common Name Maduro's Stanhopea [Panamanian Orchid Enthusiast current]
Flower Size 6" [15 cm]
A rare species found in Panama and Colombia as a warm gowing epiphyte that blooms in the early summer on a pendant, short, enveloped by inflated, chartacheous bracts 2 to 4 flowered inflorescence.
Synonyms Stanhopea platyceras f.gunnii Jenny 1997
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; AOS Bulletin Vol 68 No 12 1999 photo; Australian Orchid Review Vol 65 No 4 2000 photo; AOS Bulletin Vol 73 No 5 2004 photo
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