Brassavola angustata

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 angustata

Name

Brassavola angustata Lindl., Edwards's Bot. Reg. 24: t. 41 (1838)

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Bletia angustata (Lindl.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 434 (1862)
• Heterotypic
  • Brassavola surinamensis Focke, Tijdschr. Natuurk. Wetensch. Kunsten 4: 17 (1851)
  • Bletia attenuata Rchb.f., Xenia Orchid. 2: 64 (1863)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Caribbean Trinidad-Tobago. Northern South America Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Brazil Brazil North. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1838. Edwards's Botanical Register 24: Misc. 41.

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 angustata. Accessed: 2022 May 31.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Brassavola angustata 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 angustata 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 angustata. 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 angustata. Published online. Accessed: 31 May 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Brassavola angustata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 31 May 2022.