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Stanhopea costaricensis

Stanhopea costaricensis

Photo by PatriciaPi
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Field Notes

Description:

Plant blooms during spring and summer with 3 to 7 flowers per an inflorescence. Flowers are fragrant and 10 to 12 cm wide.

Habitat:

The plant is found on lower branches of trees in evergreen cloud forest of Guatemala, Nicaragua, Costa Rica and Panama at elevations of 700 to 1400 meters.

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Comments (4)
craigwilliams
Worth the trip I'm sure! If you have a spare ticket ....
PatriciaPi
Hi Craig! I've just seen your comment! I'm pretty sure that is S. costaricensis, but I don't remember the scent...I need to come back to Costa Rica to smell it! haha
craigwilliams
Wow! You're so lucky to see a Stanhopea flowering in the wild! The flowers usually only last a few days! This one looks like Stanhopea costaricensis but I'm not certain of the ID. Did the flowers have a scent of Vanilla?

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