Stanhopea martiana Maxim Gauci after Augusta Innes Withers
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Stanhopea martiana
Botanical illustration of the Stanhopea martiana or Van Martius's Stanhopea. Depicting a single specimen showing a cluster of pseudo-bulbs with single large broad leaves issuing from the apex. Two scapes emerge from the base of the bulbs and are pendulous, bearing a few large flowers. The petals and sepals are broad and curled and are cream in colour with dark reddish-brown markings. A detail of the lip with three lobes can be seen in the lower left-hand corner as viewed.
Inscribed 'Pl.27, Mrs Withers, delt. STANHOPEA MARTIANA. M. Gauci, lith. Pubd. by J Ridgway & Sons, 169 Piccadilly, Decr. 1841. Printed by P. Gauci.'
Plate 27 from The Orchidaceae of Mexico & Guatemala by James Bateman (London, 1843).
James Bateman (1811-1897), British horticulturalist, was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in 1838.
- Image reference: RS-21571
- ©The Royal Society
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