| Regno | Plantae |
| Sottoregno | Tracheobionta |
| Superdivisione | Spermatophyta |
| Divisione | Magnoliophyta |
| Classe | Liliopsida |
| Ordine | Asparagales |
| Famiglia | Orchidaceae |
| Sottofamiglia | Epidendroideae |
| Genere | Stanhopea |
| Specie | Stanhopea wardii |
A widespread species bearing several large golden-yellow flowers spotted with maroon and marked by two dark eyes on the hypochile, with a strong fragrance. Stanhopea wardii is grown in baskets to allow its downward-growing spikes to emerge.