Brassia R.Br.
Distribution
Native to:
Belize, Bolivia, Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Florida, French Guiana, Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica, Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest, Nicaragua, Panamá, Peru, Suriname, Trinidad-Tobago, Venezuela
Synonyms
Heterotypic Synonyms
- Ada Lindl. in Fol. Orchid. 5: 1 (1853)
- Brachtia Rchb.f. in Linnaea 22: 853 (1850)
- Brassiopsis Szlach. & Górniak in Biodivers. Res. Conservation 1-2: 12 (2006)
- Mesospinidium Rchb.f. in Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 929 (1852)
- Oncodia Lindl. in Fol. Orchid. 4: n.° 1 (1853)
Accepted Species
- Brassia allenii L.O.Williams ex C.Schweinf.
- Brassia andina (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase
- Brassia arcuigera Rchb.f.
- Brassia aurantiaca (Lindl.) M.W.Chase
- Brassia bidens Lindl.
- Brassia bowmanni (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase
- Brassia brevis (Kraenzl.) M.W.Chase
- Brassia caudata (L.) Lindl.
- Brassia cochlearis (H.R.Sweet) M.W.Chase
- Brassia cochleata Knowles & Westc.
- Brassia cyrtopetala Schltr.
- Brassia diphylla (H.R.Sweet) M.W.Chase
- Brassia escobariana Garay
- Brassia euodes Rchb.f.
- Brassia farinifera Linden & Rchb.f.
- Brassia forgetiana Sander
- Brassia gireoudiana Rchb.f. & Warsz.
- Brassia glumacea Lindl.
- Brassia glumaceoides M.W.Chase
- Brassia incantans (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase
- Brassia keiliana Rchb.f. ex Lindl.
- Brassia lanceana Lindl.
- Brassia lehmannii (Garay) M.W.Chase
- Brassia minutiflora (Kraenzl.) M.W.Chase
- Brassia neglecta Rchb.f.
- Brassia ocanensis Lindl.
- Brassia pumila Lindl.
- Brassia wageneri Rchb.f.
Publications
POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:
- Govaerts, R. (1996). World Checklist of Seed Plants 2(1, 2): 1-492. MIM, Deurne.
- Govaerts, R. (2003). World Checklist of Monocotyledons Database in ACCESS: 1-71827. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
- Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2009). Epidendroideae (Part two). Genera Orchidacearum 5: 1-585. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.C. & Rasmussen, F.N. (2014). Genera Orchidacearum 6: 1-544. Oxford University Press, New York, Oxford.
- Williams, N.H. (1971). Systematic studies on Brassia and Ada (Orchidaceae): taxonomy, pollination, and floral fragrances: 1-127. Dissertation, University of Miami.
Other Data
Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2006 | 74611.000 | No | |||
| Apr 1, 1994 | Krukoff, B.A. [6104], Amazonas | K000879424 | Yes | ||
| Jan 1, 1988 | Pipoly, J. [6898], Amazonas | K000879425 | Yes | ||
| Sandwith, N.Y. [1408], Guyana | 12013.000 | No | |||
| Guyana | 14231.000 | No | |||
| Guyana | 22783.000 | No | |||
| Mason, L.M. [2186], Peru | 31558.000 | No | |||
| MWC [MWC 8543] | 70420.000 | No | |||
| K000079762 | Yes | ||||
| s.coll. [s.n.] | 77547.000 | No | |||
| Pereira, B.A.S. [2587], Goiás | K000879426 | Yes | |||
| Chase, M.W.C. [87346], Peru | 74865.000 | No | |||
| Chase, M.W. [84525] | Mesospinidium | 75262.000 | No | ||
| Chase, M.W. [86127] | Mesospinidium | 75785.000 | No | ||
| Chase, M.W.C. [81035] | Mesospinidium | 75336.000 | No | ||
| Chase, M.W. [84520] | Mesospinidium | 75260.000 | No | ||
| Mason, L.M. [2456], Colombia | Ada | 33020.000 | No | ||
| Chase, M.W.C. [87348], Peru | Ada | 75880.000 | No | ||
| Cooper, M. [s.n.], Ecuador | Ada | K000396028 | No |
Sources
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Herbarium Catalogue Specimens
- Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Kew Backbone Distributions
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0
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Kew Living Collection Database
- Common Names from Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew Living Collection https://www.kew.org/
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Kew Names and Taxonomic Backbone
- The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2023. Published on the Internet at http://www.ipni.org and https://powo.science.kew.org/
- © Copyright 2022 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0