Orchidaceae
Brassavola

Brassavola subulifolia Lindl.

First published in Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 115 (1831)
This species is accepted
The native range of this species is Jamaica. It is an epiphyte or lithophyte and grows primarily in the seasonally dry tropical biome.

Distribution

Native to:

Jamaica

Synonyms

Heterotypic Synonyms

Classification

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Publications

POWO follows these authorities in accepting this name:

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.
  • 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.
  • Harling, G. & Andersson, L. (2005). 225(2). Orchidaceae Genera Aa-Cyrtidiorchis. Flora of Ecuador 76: 1-347. Botanical Institute, University of Göteborg, Riksmuseum, Stockholm.
  • Noguera-Savelli, E. (2020). Systematics of the neotropical genus Brassavola (Orchidaceae). Caldasia 42: 188-219.

Kew Backbone Distributions

  • Acevedo-Rodríguez, P. & Strong, M.T. (2012). Catalogue of seed plants of the West Indies. Smithsonian Contributions to Botany 98: 1-1192.

Other Data

Other Kew resources that provide information on this taxon:

Date Reference Identified As Barcode Type Status Has image?
K:SPC-22527.000 No
K:SPC-23091.000 No
K:SPC-23092.000 No
K:SPC-23090.000 No
Thomson, A. K:SPC-19687.000 No
K:SPC-19688.000 No
Levy, H.Q. K:SPC-19685.000 No
K:SPC-22528.000 No
s.coll. [s.n.] Brazil Brassavola cordata K000061898 Type Yes
Jamaica Brassavola cordata K:SPC-39005.000 No
Podzorski [19] Jamaica Brassavola cordata K:SPC-39209.000 No
Aug 1, 1889 Loddiges, J.C. [636] Jamaica Brassavola sloanei K000061899 Type Yes

Sources

  • Angiosperm Extinction Risk Predictions v1

    • Angiosperm Threat Predictions
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  • Herbarium Catalogue Specimens

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

  • Kew Backbone Distributions

    • 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

  • 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