Brassavola nodosa

Brassavola nodosa

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. Cuneilabia
Species: Brassavola nodosa
Varietates: (2)
B. n. var. nodosa – B. n. var. rhopalorrhachis

Name

Brassavola nodosa (L.) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl. 114-115. (1831)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Epidendrum nodosum L., Sp. Pl. 2: 953. (1753)
• Homotypic
  • Cymbidium nodosum (L.) Sw., Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. 6: 73 (1799)
  • Bletia nodosa (L.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 437 (1862)
  • Javieria nodosa (L.) Archila, Chiron & Szlach., Richardiana 14: 100 (2013)

Homonym

• Brassavola nodosa Hook., Bot. Mag. 60: t. 3229. (1833), nom. illeg. - vide: Brassavola subulifolia Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 115 (1831)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America Mexico Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Southern America Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. Caribbean Aruba, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean. Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela. Western South America Colombia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1831. The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 114–115.

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 nodosa. Accessed: 2022 May 30.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Brassavola nodosa 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 nodosa 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 nodosa. 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 nodosa. Published online. Accessed: 30 May 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Brassavola nodosa. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 30 May 2022.

Vernacular names

English: Lady of the night orchid
中文: 白拉索兰, 柏拉兰

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