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Established Seedlings of
Stanhopea insignis (may be 'Apperson' AM/AOS) × self |
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TN6311 |
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Stanhopea insignis (may be 'Apperson' AM/AOS) × self
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self (What's that?) |
Seed Donor: |
Troy C. Meyers
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Pod Parent Flower |
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Pod Parent Closeup of Labellum |
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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: As is so common with Stanhopea, this seems to be mislabeled at some level. The plant was received as "Stanhopea lewisae 'Apperson' AM/AOS" but at blooming this is clearly Stanhopea insignis, and a nice one. It's unclear at this point if this was an awarded plant, but awarded while misidentified, or if this is a totally wrong tag. Large flowers have a 6 inch (15 cm) natural spread across the sepals. These flowers are also unusual because they last a relatively long time compared to most Stanhopea, over a week.
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:
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Spring, Summer, Autumn, Winter: days average 81°F, nights 69°F; best fit is Warm-Intermediate 87-64°F
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Baker's Web OSC) |
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Winter: days average 71°F, nights 59°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 |
insignis |
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From Latin "insignis" grand, splendid.
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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 |
insignis |
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in-SIG-nis
(Source:
Hawkes 1978) |
Pronunciation of |
Stanhopea |
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stan-HOPE-ee-ah
(Source:
Pridgeon 1992) |
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ESTABLISHED SEEDLINGS
of these are not currently available, but we have some maturing in the greenhouse and expect to offer them in the future.
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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: Brazil and Ecuador. In Brazil, plants are found in a
relatively narrow strip of coastal mountains from the state of Rio de
Janeiro southward through São Paulo, Paraná, Santa Catarina, and Rio
Grande do Sul. In this coastal strip plants grow in semi-shaded locations
in relatively dry forests from sea level to 1650 ft. (0-500 m). Plants are
usually found in trees, but they are occasionally found growing
terrestrially on steep slopes. In additon to this normal habitat, plants
are also reported in the state of Esprito Santo, where they grow on the
east side of the mountain range on moss-covered trees in swamps at 3600
ft. (1100 m).
S. insignis was originally discovered in Ecuador in the early nineteenth
century, but location and details about that habitat were not reported. No
additional collections have been reported in any modern literature.
Plants described as Stanhopea macrochila Lemaire, now recognized as a
synonym of S. insignis, supposedly originated in Mexico, but
Williams.(1951) indicated that he had seen no specimens from that region
and doubted the veracity of that report.
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