Brassia caudata

Brassia caudata

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 caudata

Name

Brassia caudata (L.) Lindl., Bot. Reg. 10: t. 832 (1825)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Epidendrum caudatum L., Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 1246 (1759)
• Homotypic
  • Malaxis caudata (L.) Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4: 93 (1805)
  • Oncidium caudatum (L.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 766 (1863)
• Heterotypic
  • Brassia caudata var. hieroglyphica Rchb.f., Ill. Hort. 27: 20 (1881)
  • Brassia lewisii Rolfe Orchid Rev. 1: 149 (1893)
  • Brassia longissima var. minor Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 17: 80 (1922)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America Southeastern U.S.A. Florida. Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Southern America Central America Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. Caribbean Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Trinidad-Tobago. Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela. Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Brazil Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil North. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. 1825. Botanical Register; Consisting of Coloured Figures of Exotic Plants Cultivated in British Gardens; with their History and Mode of Treatment. London10: t. 832.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Brassia caudata. Accessed: 2021 Mar 23.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Brassia caudata 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 caudata 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 caudata. 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 caudata. Published online. Accessed: 23 Mar 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Brassia caudata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 23 Mar 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Cricket orchid
suomi: Lukkikämmekkä
中文: 尾状长萼兰

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