- Family:
- Orchidaceae Juss.
Brassia R.Br.
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
- Brassia allenii L.O.Williams ex C.Schweinf.
- Brassia andina (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase
- Brassia andreettae (Dodson) Senghas
- Brassia angusta Lindl.
- Brassia angustilabia Schltr.
- Brassia arachnoidea Barb.Rodr.
- Brassia arcuigera Rchb.f.
- Brassia aurantiaca (Lindl.) M.W.Chase
- Brassia aurorae D.E.Benn.
- Brassia bennettiorum (Dodson) Senghas
- Brassia bidens Lindl.
- Brassia bowmanni (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase
- Brassia brachypus Rchb.f.
- Brassia brevis (Kraenzl.) M.W.Chase
- Brassia brunnea Archila
- Brassia caudata (L.) Lindl.
- Brassia cauliformis C.Schweinf.
- Brassia chloroleuca Barb.Rodr.
- Brassia chlorops Endrés & Rchb.f.
- Brassia cochlearis (H.R.Sweet) M.W.Chase
- Brassia cochleata Knowles & Westc.
- Brassia cyrtopetala Schltr.
- Brassia diphylla (H.R.Sweet) M.W.Chase
- Brassia dresslerorum Archila
- Brassia ecuadorensis (Garay) M.W.Chase
- Brassia endresii (Kraenzl.) ined.
- Brassia escobariana Garay
- Brassia euodes Rchb.f.
- Brassia farinifera Linden & Rchb.f.
- Brassia filomenoi Schltr.
- Brassia forgetiana Sander
- Brassia garayana M.W.Chase
- Brassia gireoudiana Rchb.f. & Warsz.
- Brassia glumacea Lindl.
- Brassia glumaceoides M.W.Chase
- Brassia horichii (I.Bock) M.W.Chase
- Brassia huebneri Schltr.
- Brassia iguapoana Schltr.
- Brassia incantans (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase
- Brassia jipijapensis Dodson & N.H.Williams
- Brassia keiliana Rchb.f. ex Lindl.
- Brassia koehlerorum Schltr.
- Brassia lanceana Lindl.
- Brassia lehmannii (Garay) M.W.Chase
- Brassia macrostachya Lindl.
- Brassia maculata R.Br.
- Brassia mendozae (Dodson) Senghas
- Brassia minutiflora (Kraenzl.) M.W.Chase
- Brassia neglecta Rchb.f.
- Brassia ocanensis Lindl.
- Brassia panamensis (Garay) M.W.Chase
- Brassia pascoensis D.E.Benn. & Christenson
- Brassia peruviana Poepp. & Endl.
- Brassia pozoi (Dodson & N.H.Williams) Senghas
- Brassia pumila Lindl.
- Brassia rhizomatosa Garay & Dunst.
- Brassia rolandoi (D.E.Benn. & Christenson) M.W.Chase
- Brassia signata Rchb.f.
- Brassia suavissima Pupulin & Bogarín
- Brassia sulphurea (Rchb.f.) M.W.Chase
- Brassia thyrsodes Rchb.f.
- Brassia transamazonica D.E.Benn. & Christenson
- Brassia verrucosa Bateman ex Lindl.
- Brassia villosa Lindl.
- Brassia wageneri Rchb.f.
- Brassia warszewiczii Rchb.f.
- Brassia whewellii J.M.H.Shaw
- Brassia wyllisiana K.G.Lacerda & V.P.Castro
Brassia R.Br. appears in other Kew resources:
| Date | Reference | Identified As | Barcode | Type Status | Has image? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 18, 2006 | 74611.000 | No | |||
| Apr 1, 1994 | Krukoff, B.A. [6104], Amazonas | K000879424 | Yes | ||
| Jan 1, 1988 | Pipoly, J. [6898], Amazonas | K000879425 | Yes | ||
| Sandwith, N.Y. [1408], Guyana | 12013.000 | No | |||
| Guyana | 14231.000 | No | |||
| Guyana | 22783.000 | No | |||
| Mason, L.M. [2186], Peru | 31558.000 | No | |||
| MWC [MWC 8543] | 70420.000 | No | |||
| K000079762 | Yes | ||||
| s.coll. [s.n.] | 77547.000 | No | |||
| Pereira, B.A.S. [2587], Goiás | K000879426 | Yes | |||
| Chase, M.W.C. [87346], Peru | 74865.000 | No | |||
| Chase, M.W. [84525] | Mesospinidium | 75262.000 | No | ||
| Chase, M.W. [86127] | Mesospinidium | 75785.000 | No | ||
| Chase, M.W.C. [81035] | Mesospinidium | 75336.000 | No | ||
| Chase, M.W. [84520] | Mesospinidium | 75260.000 | No | ||
| Mason, L.M. [2456], Colombia | Ada | 33020.000 | No | ||
| Chase, M.W.C. [87348], Peru | Ada | 75880.000 | No | ||
| Cooper, M. [s.n.], Ecuador | Ada | K000396028 | No |
First published in W.T.Aiton, Hortus Kew. 5: 215 (1813)
Accepted by
- 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.
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