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

Classification

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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 K:SPC-74611.000 No
Jun 1, 2000 Lehmann, F.C. [6790] K000586487 Isotype Yes
Jun 1, 2000 Lehmann, F.C. [6790] Ecuador K000586486 Holotype Yes
Apr 1, 1994 Krukoff, B.A. [6104] Brazil K000879424 Yes
Jan 1, 1988 Pipoly, J.; Samuels, G.; Oliveira, J.G. [6898] Brazil K000879425 Yes
K:SPC-14230.000 No
Mason, L.M. [2745] Costa Rica K:SPC-34446.000 No
Panama K:SPC-50445.000 No
Black, J.M. [s.n.] Australia K000898809 Unknown Type Material Yes
Chase, M.W.C. [83162] Mexico K:SPC-74841.000 No
Guyana K:SPC-22783.000 No
Sandwith, N.Y. [1408] Guyana K:SPC-12013.000 No
Chase, M.W.C. [83016] K:SPC-75152.000 No
Chase, M.W.C. [87346] Peru K:SPC-74865.000 No
Mason, L.M. [585] Guyana K:SPC-18797.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] K:SPC-77547.000 No
Colombia K:SPC-36324.000 No
Chase, M.W.C. [84460] Mexico K:SPC-74727.000 No
K000079762 Unknown Type Material Yes
Pereira, B.A.S. [2587] Brazil K000879426 Yes
Guyana K:SPC-27559.000 No
Guyana K:SPC-14231.000 No
Mason, L.M. [2186] Peru K:SPC-31558.000 No
MWC [MWC 8543] K:SPC-70420.000 No
K:SPC-25761.000 No
Chase, M.W. [86127] Mesospinidium K:SPC-75785.000 No
Mason, L.M. [2051] Costa Rica Mesospinidium K:SPC-30400.000 No
Chase, M.W. [84525] Mesospinidium K:SPC-75262.000 No
Ecuador Mesospinidium K:SPC-29319.000 No
Chase, M.W.C. [81035] Mesospinidium K:SPC-75336.000 No
Mesospinidium K:SPC-31453.000 No
Chase, M.W. [84520] Mesospinidium K:SPC-75260.000 No
Mason, L.M. [2456] Colombia Ada K:SPC-33020.000 No
Taylor, P. [113] Ecuador Ada K:SPC-37597.000 No
Chase, M.W.C. [87348] Peru Ada K:SPC-75880.000 No
Chase, M.W.C. [84548] Colombia Ada K:SPC-75625.000 No
Severin, L. [K33] Panama Ada K:SPC-46005.000 No
Cooper, M. [s.n.] Ecuador Ada K000396028 Yes
Brachtia K:SPC-00625.000 No

Sources

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

  • 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 2024. 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

  • World Checklist of Vascular plants (WCVP)

    • The International Plant Names Index and World Checklist of Vascular Plants 2024. 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