Stanhopea impressa Rolfe

First published in Bull. Misc. Inform. Kew 1898: 196 (1898)
This name is a synonym of Stanhopea gibbosa

POWO follows these authorities in synonymising this name:

  • Gerlach, G. & Beeche, J. (2004). Stanhopeinae Mesoamericanae (Orchidaceae). III. Reestablicimiento de Stanhopea ruckeri y una especie nueva: Stanhopea confusa. Lankesteriana 4: 213-221. [Cited as Stanhopea gibbosa.]

This name was accepted following an alternative taxonomy by these authorities:

  • Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. [Cited as Stanhopea impressa.]
  • Jenny, R. (2003). The genus Stanhopea 1st part S. anfracta to S. napoensis. Caesiana, Rivista Italiana di Orchidologia 21: 1-145. [Cited as Stanhopea impressa.]

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Sources

  • Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
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