Orchidaceae
Brassia

Brassia arcuigera Rchb.f.

First published in Gard. Chron. 1869: 388 (1869)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Central America to Peru. It is a pseudobulbous epiphyte and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Colombia, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Honduras, Panamá, Peru, Venezuela

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

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.
  • Hammel, B.E. & al. (2003). Manual de Plantas de Costa Rica 3: 1-884. Missouri Botanical Garden Press, St. Louis.
  • Harling, G. & Andersson, L. (2005). 225(2). Orchidaceae Genera Aa-Cyrtidiorchis. Flora of Ecuador 76: 1-347. Botanical Institute, University of Göteborg, Riksmuseum, Stockholm.
  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

An alternative taxonomy had been proposed by the following authorities:

  • Christenson, E.A. (1996). Notes on Neotropical Orchidaceae II. Lindleyana 11: 12-26. [Cited as Brassia lanceana.]

Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia

  • 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

Publications used to compile the distribution and map:

  • Nelson Sutherland, C.H. (2008). Catálogo de las plantes vasculares de Honduras. Espermatofitas: 1-1576. SERNA/Guaymuras, Tegucigalpa, Honduras.

Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia

  • Bernal, R., Gradstein, S.R., & Celis, M. (eds.). (2020). Catálogo de Plantas y Líquenes de Colombia. v1.1. Universidad Nacional de Colombia. Dataset/Checklist. https://doi.org/10.15472/7avdhn
  • CITES (2021). Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora. https://cites.org/eng/app/appendices.php
  • Diazgranados et al. (2021). Catalogue of plants of Colombia. Useful Plants and Fungi of Colombia project. In prep.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
Jan 1, 1971 Lehmann, F.C. [1113] Colombia K001463750 Yes
D'Allessandro, D. [094] Ecuador K:SPC-49378.000 No
Chase, M.W.C. [83163] Mexico K:SPC-74842.000 No
Lehmann, F.C. [1113], Colombia K001463750 Yes
Colombia K001463751 Yes
Kint, A.H. [s.n.] Ecuador Brassia antherotes K001463748 Yes
Kint, A.H. [s.n.], Ecuador Brassia antherotes K001463748 Yes
Ecuador Brassia antherotes K001463749 Yes
Jun 3, 1990 Panama, Peru, Venezuela Brassia longissima K001463808 Yes
Jan 1, 1960 Woytkowski, F. [23] Peru Brassia longissima K001463806 Yes
Jan 1, 1960 Woytkowski, F. [23] Peru Brassia longissima K001463807 Yes
Laukestes, C. Costa Rica Brassia longissima K:SPC-36469.000 No
Brassia longissima K:SPC-14232.000 No
Brassia longissima K:SPC-22595.000 No
Brassia longissima K:SPC-14229.000 No
Lankester, C.H. Costa Rica Brassia longissima K:SPC-22233.000 No
Taylor, P. [23] Panama Brassia longissima K:SPC-43873.000 No
Panama, Peru, Venezuela Brassia longissima K001463803 Yes
Panama, Peru, Venezuela Brassia longissima K001463804 Yes
Panama, Peru, Venezuela Brassia longissima K001463805 Yes
Woytkowski, F. [23], Peru Brassia longissima K001463806 Yes
Woytkowski, F. [23], Peru Brassia longissima K001463807 Yes

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

  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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

  • 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

  • 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