- Stanhopea embreei
Taxobox
name = "Stanhopea embreei"
image_caption = "Stanhopea embreei"
regnum =Plant ae
divisio = Magnoliophyta
classis =Liliopsida
ordo =Asparagales
familia =Orchidaceae
subfamilia =Epidendroideae
tribus =Maxillarieae
subtribus =Stanhopeinae
genus = "Stanhopea "
species = "S. embreei"
binomial = "Stanhopea embreei"
binomial_authority =Dodson (1975)"Stanhopea embreei" is a species of flowering plants.
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 SEL. Etymology: This species is named for Alvin Embree, an American orchidologist.
Molecular analysis by Whitten et 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.Gallery
References
* International Plant Names Index
* Stanhopea Pages
* 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.
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