Orchidaceae
Brassavola

Brassavola nodosa (L.) Lindl.

First published in Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 114 (1831)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Mexico to Venezuala and SW. & S. Caribbean. It is an epiphyte or lithophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Descriptions

Bernal, R., G. Galeano, A. Rodríguez, H. Sarmiento y M. Gutiérrez. 2017. Nombres Comunes de las Plantas de Colombia. http://www.biovirtual.unal.edu.co/nombrescomunes/

Vernacular
abrazapalo
[UNAL]

Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R. & Celis, M. (eds.). 2015. Catálogo de plantas y líquenes de Colombia. Instituto de Ciencias Naturales, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogotá. http://catalogoplantasdecolombia.unal.edu.co

Distribution
Nativa en Colombia; Alt. 0 - 1005 m.; Amazonia, Andes, Llanura del Caribe, Pacífico, Sierra Nevada de Santa Marta, Valle del Magdalena.
Morphology General Habit
Hierba, epífita
Conservation
No Evaluada
[CPLC]

Distribution
Biogeografic region: Amazonia, Andean, Caribbean, Pacific. Elevation range: 0–1005 m a.s.l. Native to Colombia. Colombian departments: Antioquia, Atlántico, Bolívar, Cesar, Chocó, Cundinamarca, Guainía, Magdalena, Santander, Tolima.
Habit
Herb, Epiphyte.
Conservation
Listed in Appendix II of CITES.
[UPFC]

George R. Proctor (2012). Flora of the Cayman Isands (Second Edition). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew

Morphology General Habit
Epiphytes or lithophytes, somewhat caespitose
Morphology Stem
Stems erect, cylindrical, slender to 15 cm tall, unifoliate
Morphology Leaves
Leaves erect, subapical, very fleshy and coriaceous, linear to linear-oblong, 6–32 cm long, 3–25 mm wide
Morphology Reproductive morphology Inflorescences
Racemes 1–several-flowered, 6–20 cm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers
Flowers showy, nodding, 6–8 cm across, nocturnally fragrant; pedicellate ovary 3.5–5 cm long; sepals and petals similar, pale green to yellowish, spreading, linear, acuminate, 4–10 cm long; lip white, sometimes with a few purple spots, tubular at its base for ca. 3 cm, enfolding column, broadening and flattening abruptly to become cordate to nearly orbicular, apex acuminate, 3.5–9 cm long, 1.1–5 cm wide
Morphology Reproductive morphology Flowers Column
Column short, stout, 7–8 mm long
Morphology Reproductive morphology Fruits
Capsule ellipsoidal, 3–4 cm long; pedicel ca. 10 mm long; beak ca. 10 mm.
Distribution
Grand Cayman. Jamaica(?), Puerto Rico(?), Mexico through C. America to Colombia and Venezuela.
[Cayman]

Extinction risk predictions for the world's flowering plants to support their conservation (2024). Bachman, S.P., Brown, M.J.M., Leão, T.C.C., Lughadha, E.N., Walker, B.E. https://nph.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/nph.19592

Conservation
Predicted extinction risk: not threatened. Confidence: confident
[AERP]

Common Names

English
Lady of the Night

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0

  • Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Flora of the Cayman Islands

    • Flora of the Cayman Islands
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

    • Digital Image © Board of Trustees, RBG Kew 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 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

  • Kew Science Photographs

    • Copyright applied to individual images

  • Universidad Nacional de Colombia

    • ColPlantA database
    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/3.0

  • Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

    • http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/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