Brassavola acaulis

Brassavola acaulis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Laeliinae
Genus: Brassavola
Sectio: Brassavola sect. Lateraliflorae
Species: Brassavola acaulis

Name

Brassavola acaulis Lindl. & Paxton, Paxton's Fl. Gard. 2: 152 (1851)

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Javieria acaulis (Lindl. & Paxton) Archila, Chiron & Szlach., Richardiana 14: 100 (2013)
• Heterotypic
  • Brassavola lineata Hook., Bot. Mag. 79: t. 4734 (1853)
  • Brassavola mathieuana Klotzsch, Allg. Gartenzeitung 21: 290 (1853)
  • Bletia acaulis Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 435 (1862)
  • Bletia lineata (Hook.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 436 (1862)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Central America Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. & Paxton, J. 1851. Paxton's Flower Garden 2: 152, f. 216.

Additional references

• Jones, H.G. (1975) Nomenclatural revision of the genus Brassavola R.Br. of the Orchidaceae. Ann. Naturhistor. Mus. Wien 79: 9–22.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Brassavola acaulis. Accessed: 2022 May 30.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Brassavola acaulis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 30. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Brassavola acaulis in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 30. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Brassavola acaulis. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 30. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Brassavola acaulis. Published online. Accessed: 30 May 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Brassavola acaulis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 May 2022.

Vernacular names

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