Stanhopea embreei
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| Stanhopea embreei | |
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| Stanhopea embreei flower | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Stanhopea |
| Species: | S. embreei |
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| Stanhopea embreei | |
Stanhopea embreei is a species of orchid.
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 based on molecular data.
