Brassavola
Sign in to saveBrassavola is a genus of 21 orchids (family Orchidaceae). They were named in 1813 by the Scottish botanist Robert Brown. The name comes from the Italian nobleman and physician Antonio Musa Brassavola. This genus is abbreviated B. in trade journals.
Species
PHYLUM
- KingdomPlantae
- PhylumTracheophyta
FamilyAsteraceae
ブラッサボラ属 Brassavola は、ラン科植物の1群の名である。カトレアに近縁で、外見はやや似ている。カトレア類の交配親としても古くから用いられてきた。属名はイタリアの植物学者兼医者であった A. M. Brassavola にちなむ。洋ランとしての略名は B. である。
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8 sectionsContents
- Taxonomy
- ''B''. sect. ''Brassavola''
- ''B''. sect. ''Sessilabia''
- ''B''. sect. ''Cuneilabia''
- ''B''. sect. ''Lateraliflorae''
- Greges and hybrid genera
- References
- External links
Brassavola is a genus of 21 orchids (family Orchidaceae). They were named in 1813 by the Scottish botanist Robert Brown. The name comes from the Italian nobleman and physician Antonio Musa Brassavola. This genus is abbreviated B. in trade journals.
These species are widespread across Mexico, Central America, the West Indies and South America. They are epiphytes, and a few are lithophytes. A single, apical and succulent leaf grows on an elongated pseudobulb.