Brassavola amazonica

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
Species: Brassavola amazonica

Name

Brassavola amazonica Poepp. & Endl., Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. 2: 3 (1836)

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Bletia amazonica (Poepp. & Endl.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 434 (1862)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Western South America Bolivia. Brazil Brazil North. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Poeppig, E.F. & Endlicher, S.L. 1936. Nova Genera ac Species Plantarum 2: 3.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Brassavola amazonica. Accessed: 2022 May 31.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Brassavola amazonica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 31. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Brassavola amazonica in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2022 May 31. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Brassavola amazonica. 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 31. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Brassavola amazonica. Published online. Accessed: 31 May 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Brassavola amazonica. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 May 2022.