Stanhopea panamensis
N.H. Williams & W.M. Whitten
Edited 15 May 2007
Stanhopea panamensis
Williams & Whitten
This species has a strong mint scent and
showy, cream-colored flowers with reddish spots.
The photos at left and right were provided by Adam Taylor. The plant carries OIC #8481.
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Original publication: Williams, Norris H. and Mark Whitten. 1988. Stanhopea panamensis, a new species from central Panama (Orchidaceae). Lindleyana 3(1): 9-11.
"Epiphyte in cloud forest... elev. ca. 900 meters. Flowered in cultivation...Pseudobulbs ovoid, monophyllous; flowers creamy white with basal half of hypochile and base of sepals and petals yellow; sparsely spotted with red-purple."
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The flower at left is one of four flowers on an inflorescence from a first-bloom seedling. It was originally from Panama, now growing in a four-inch net pot at AOS Headquarters in Delray Beach, Florida. Photo contributed by Armando Daniel Betancourt, taken early July 2003.
The horizontal natural spread of this flower is a whopping 23.5 cm!
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For another photo of this same flower, with the lip in profile, please click
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