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Orchidaceae

Latin American lady orchid

Stenorrhynchos speciosum (Jacq.) Rich.

Family
Orchidaceae
Genus
Stenorrhynchos

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Latin American lady orchid: Stenorrhynchos speciosum at the Pacific Orchid Exposition 2010 .
Photo: Guillaume Paumier, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

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English
Latin American lady orchid

Synonyms

  • Gyrostachys speciosa (Jacq.) Kuntze
  • Ibidium coloratum House
  • Ibidium speciosum (Jacq.) Salisb.
  • Neottia speciosa Jacq.
  • Serapias speciosa (Jacq.) J.F.Gmel.
  • Spiranthes colorans Hemsl.
  • Spiranthes colorata N.E.Br.
  • Spiranthes nutans (Kunth & C.D.Bouché) Garay & Dunst.
  • Spiranthes richardi Autran & T.Durand
  • Spiranthes speciosa (Jacq.) A.Rich.
  • Spiranthes speciosa (Jacq.) Lilja
  • Stenorrhynchos millei Schltr.
  • Stenorrhynchos nutans Kunth & C.D.Bouché
  • Stenorrhynchos speciosum var. nutans (Kunth & C.D.Bouché) Szlach.

Characteristics

Growth habit
Forb/herb
Lifespan
Perennial
In the US and Canada
Puerto Rico: native

Photos

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.