Stanhopea wardii

Common Name - Ward's Stanhopea [English Orchid Enthusiast 1800's]

Stanhopea wardii is an unjustly neglected species with relatively small proportions when not in bloom . The flowers are 5.6 in/14 cm across or smaller ,yellow and orange , covered with red dots . The overhanging inflorenscence bears up to 10 of them . The base of the lip is embellished with two showy dark spots . Stanhopea wardii plants should therefore not be divided too oftern . Stanhopea wardii species is known to grow throuhout Central America between Mexico and Panama.

Synonyms

Stanhopea amoena Klotsch; Stanhopea anfracta Rolfe; Stanhopea aurea Lindley; Stanhopea inodora var. amoena (Klotzsch) Lindley 1852; Stanhopea peruviana Rolfe; Stanhopea wardii var.aurantiaca hort.ex Hennig; Stanhopea wardii Lodd. Ex Lindley var aurea Lindley; Stanhopea wardii var. aureum hort. ex Henshall 1845; Stanhopea wardii var. flavescens Klinge 1899; Stanhopea wardii var.stenoptera Rchb.f. 1858; Stanhopea woodii Lindley 1950