| Stanhopea tigrina var. nigroviolacea photo C. Solimbergo |
| taxonomy | described by | (Lindley) Bateman, James |
| published in | Sertum Orchidaceum t . 1 1838 | |
| var. nigroviolacea | described by | Morren, Charles Francois Antoine |
| published in | Annales dela Societè Royale d' Agriculture et de Botanique de Gand : | |
| Journal d' Horticulture et des Sciences Accessories 1 : 233 , t . 21 1845 | ||
| family | Orchidaceae | |
| subfamily | Epidendroideae | |
| tribe | Cymbidieae | |
| subtribe | Stanhopeinae | |
| genus | Stanhopea (Hooker) Frost 1829 | |
| metabolism |
CAM pathway, stomata of the leaves are open at night. |
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| (K.Silvera, L.S. Santiago, J.C. Cushman, K. Winter - International Symposium on Plant Biology, August 2013) | ||
| it is useful give the soluble mineal nutriens, on the roots. | ||
| native of | origins | Mexico ( Tamanlipas, Hidalgo, Puebla, Vera Cruz, Chiapas, Oaxaca, Querètaro) |
| altitude | 600 - 1700 m (1980 - 5600 ft) | |
| habitat | climate informations from Oaxaca (Oaxaca, Mexico) | |
| Köppen climate classification : Cwb, humid subtropical climate, with hot summer | ||
| the weather station data (temperatures are calculated for an altitude of 1150 m / 3800 ft) : | ||
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| photoperiod | in Oaxaca this orchid bloom with a photoperiod, that varies during the year, from 13 h 08 m' to 10 h 52 m' | |
| life form | epiphyte | |
| brightness | low to partial shade | |
| inflorescence | length | 16 - 20 cm (6.4" - 8"), basal |
| nr flowers | 1 - 3 | |
| size | single flower 15 L 17 cm (6" L 6.8") - inflorescence 19 L 15 cm (7.6" L 6") | |
| duration | inflorescence ≈ 5 days | |
| time | to bloom from birth, ≈ 30 - 40 days | |
| CITES | appendix | II |
