Kalmar “genus” tana nufin rarrabuwa taxonomic a cikin ilmin halitta wanda ke haɗa nau'ikan nau'ikan nau'ikan da ke da alaƙa da wasu halaye ko tarihin juyin halitta.Stanhopea shine jinsin orchids waɗanda ke cikin dangin Orchidaceae. Wadannan orchids an san su da manyan furanni masu ban sha'awa waɗanda galibi suna da ƙamshi kuma suna da siffofi na musamman. Akwai kusan nau'ikan 60 a cikin jinsin Stanhopea, waɗanda suka fito daga Amurka ta Tsakiya da Kudancin Amurka.