Orchidaceae

Brassia R.Br.

First published in W.T.Aiton, Hortus Kew. 5: 215 (1813)
This genus is accepted
The native range of this genus is S. Florida, Mexico to Tropical America.

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

Accepted Species

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/

  • 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 2023 World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0

  • Kew Living Collection Database

    • Common Names from Plants and People Africa http://www.plantsandpeopleafrica.com/

  • 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 2023 International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0