Stanhopea Assidensis Photo courtesy of Dale and Deni Borders

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This plant is a hybrid, possibly naturally occurring consisting of S. wardii and S. tigrina, but by man it was registered in 1922 by Goldschmidt.

References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; AOS Bulletin Vol 53 #4 1984 photo fide; Australian Orchid Review Vol 73 No 4 2008 photo;Australian Orchid Review Vol 73 No 5 2008 photo; AOS Bulletin Vol 81 #9 2012 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 85 #4 2016 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 86 # 7 2017 photo fide; AOS Bulletin Vol 88 #9 2019 photo fide;

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