Galapagos Species Database

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Stanhopea tricornis Lindl.

torito, the three horned stanhopea

Taxonomy

Domain
Eukaryota

Kingdom
Plantae

Phylum
Magnoliophyta

Class
Liliopsida (= Monocotyledoneae)

Order
Asparagales

Family
Orchidaceae

Genus
Stanhopea

Species
tricornis

Taxon category: Accepted

Syn.: Stanhopea convoluta Rolfe; Dodson (1975) and Dodson & Dodson (1980) as Stanhopea langlasseana Cogn. Order changed from Orchidales to Asparagales (updated by: J.Villalba 2022).

Origin: Introduced - established

Introduction

Year of first record: 2004

Mode of introduction: Intentional

Introduced status: Human dependent

Invasive status: Unlikely to become invasive

Distribution

Map of specimen collection localities or observation records for this species in our collections database.

References

  • Tropicos.org. (2017) Database of Missouri Botanical Garden. Tropicos.org. Missouri Botanical Garden. 06 Oct 2017 <http://www.tropicos.org
  • Brako, L. Zarucchi,J.L. (1993) Catalogue of the Flowering Plants and Gymnosperms of Peru. Monogr. Syst. Bot. Missouri Bot. Gard. 45: i–xl, 1–1286.
  • Schweinfurth, C. (1958) Orchidaceae. Orchids of Peru. Fieldiana, Bot. 30(1): 1–260.
  • Dodson, C.H. (1975) Orchids of Ecuador: Stanhopea. Selbyana 1(2): 114–129.

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"Galapagos Species Database, Stanhopea tricornis", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=2074. Accessed 15 May 2025.