| Stanhopea oculata | |||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|
| |||||||||||||||||
| |||||||||||||||||
Stanhopea oculata is a Stanhopea species found in South and Central America.
Distribution[]
Plants are found growing on soil cliffs and in humid forest trees in Mexico to Honduras as well as Colombia and Venezuela at 1000 to 3000 meters.
Description[]
Plants bloom in the summer with five to nine 12.5 cm fragrant flowers.
Culture[]
Plant should be grown in shade. Keep in cool to intermediate temperatures and water regularly. Pot in medium fir bark or sphagnum moss. Keep humidity high. Plants are usually grown in baskets.
Variants[]
| Image | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
|
Stanhopea oculata variety |
Sepals and lip are yellow with small spots |
Naming[]
Common Name: The Eye-Spot Stanhopea
Synonyms[]
- Ceratochilus oculatus Lodd.
- Epidendrum cornutum Sessé & Moc. 1887
- Stanhopea aurantia Lodd. ex P.N.Don in J.Donn 1845
- Stanhopea bucephalus Lindley 1832
- Stanhopea cymbiformis Rchb.f 1865
- Stanhopea guttata K.Koch 1858
- Stanhopea lindleyana Zuc. ex Josst 1851
- Stanhopea lindleyi Zuce 1835
- Stanhopea maleolens Heller
- Stanhopea minor Schltr. 1917
- Stanhopea oculata var. crocea Regel 1856
- Stanhopea oculata [Lodd.]Lindley var genticulata Klinge
- Stanhopea oculata var. lindleyi (Zuccarini) Lindley 1852
- Stanhopea oculata var.mexicana Fowlie
- Stanhopea oculata var.nicaraguensis Fowlie
- Stanhopea oculata ssp. ornatissima (Lemaire) Dodson 1967
- Stanhopea ornatissima Lem. 1962
- Stanhopea purpusii Schlechter 1916