''Stanhopea embreei'' is a species of

orchid Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...

. 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.

Gallery

Image:STANembreei plnt.jpg, ''Stan. embreei''
in spike Image:STANembreei spk.jpg, ''Stan. embreei''
developing inflorescence Image:Stan embreei flwr.jpg, ''Stan. embreei''
flower Image:Stanembreei lip-ft.jpg, ''Stan. embreei''
detail view of labellum and column Image:Stanembreei lip-bk.jpg, ''Stan. embreei''
back view of labellum

References

* 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.

External links

* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q7598880 embreei Orchids of Ecuador Cañar Province