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Flasks of
Stanhopea costaricensis 'Kerspe 9/84' × self |
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Number: |
TN5628 |
Name: |
Stanhopea costaricensis 'Kerspe 9/84' × self
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Type: |
self (What's that?) |
Seed Donor: |
Troy C. Meyers
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Pod Parent Flower |
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Pod Parent Inflorescence |
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Culture Notes from Donor: Parent plant: Temperature range I (60-83°F)
Comments: Parent plant: Positively identified as one of the many forms of Stanhopea costaricensis by Rudolf Jenny using photographs and pickled flowers. Flowers have a pleasant fragrance of freshly-sawn pine boards.
For additional origin/habitat information supplied courtesy of
Charles and Margaret Baker, see further below, near the bottom of this page.
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Temperatures we attempt to use in the lab & greenhouse:
For Species: |
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Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter: days average 75°F, nights 62°F; best fit is Cool-Intermediate 75-58°F
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Baker's Web OSC) |
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About the name...
Etymology of |
costaricensis |
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Means "from Costa Rica"
(Source:
Mayr & Schmucker 1998) |
Etymology of |
Stanhopea |
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In honor of Philip Henry, 4th Earl of Stanhope, president of the London Medico-Botanical Society during the early part of the 19th century.
(Source:
Pridgeon 1992) |
Pronunciation of |
costaricensis |
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kos-ta-ree-SEN-sis
(Source:
Hawkes 1978) |
Pronunciation of |
Stanhopea |
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stan-HOPE-ee-ah
(Source:
Pridgeon 1992) |
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Flask Information |
Availability: |
There were problems with this item and we weren't able to make any viable flasks. |
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The origin/habitat information below is supplied courtesy of Charles and Margaret Baker
The following information is based on the name of the plant provided by the donor, and assumes that the name is correct. If the plant has been misidentified, then the following information may not be correct.
This text is copyrighted by the Bakers and may not be reproduced without permission.
ORIGIN/HABITAT: Nicaragua, El Salvador, Costa Rica, and Panama. Plants
grow in intermediate evergreen or cloud and rainforests, mostly on the
Caribbean watershed. In Panama and Costa Rica, this orchid grows at
1650-4900 ft. (500-1500 m) in moist, mistforest habitat.
More about this information and the Bakers... |
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