Brassia arcuigera

Brassia arcuigera

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Cymbidieae
Subtribus: Oncidiinae
Genus: Brassia
Species: Brassia arcuigera

Name

Brassia arcuigera Rchb.f., Gard. Chron. 1869: 388 (1869)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Brassia lawrenceana var. longissima Rchb.f., Gard. Chron. 1868: 1313 (1868)
  • Brassia antherotes Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., n.s., 12: 782 (1879)
  • Brassia antherotes var. longissima (Rchb.f.) Teusch.. Baileya 9: 124 (1961)
  • Brassia hinksoniana H.G.Jones, Lilloa 34: 8 (1974), nom. illeg.
  • Brassia longissima (Rchb.f.) Nash in L.H.Bailey, Stand. Cycl. Hort. 1: 541 (25 March 1914)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Central America Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama. Northern South America Venezuela. Western South America Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Reichenbach, H.G. 1869. The Gardeners' Chronicle & Agricultural Gazette 388.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Brassia arcuigera. Accessed: 2021 Mar 23.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Brassia arcuigera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 23. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Brassia arcuigera in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 23. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Brassia arcuigera. 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. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 23. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Brassia arcuigera. Published online. Accessed: 23 Mar 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Brassia arcuigera. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Mar 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Arching Brassia
Nederlands: Lange spinorchidee
中文: 弓形长萼兰, 蜘蛛兰

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