Brassavola

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.

Species

PHYLUM

KingdomPlantae
PhylumTracheophyta
ClassMagnoliopsida
OrderAsterales
FamilyCompositae

Observations recorded580,578,322

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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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 191
With media: 84
Family: Orchidaceae
Collections: SEL, CICY, INECOL, IBUNAM, NY, MICH
Recorded in: Bolivia, Mexico, Nicaragua, United States, Brazil, Argentina, Brasil, Costa Rica

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Taxonomy
''B''. sect. ''Brassavola''
''B''. sect. ''Sessilabia''
''B''. sect. ''Cuneilabia''
''B''. sect. ''Lateraliflorae''
Greges and hybrid genera
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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.

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Brassavola” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.