Brassia keiliana

Brassia keiliana

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 keiliana

Name

Brassia keiliana Rchb.f. ex Lindl., Paxton's Fl. Gard. 3: 114 (1852)

Synonymy

• Homotypic
  • Oncidium keilianum (Rchb.f. ex Lindl.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 770 (1863)
  • Ada keiliana (Rchb.f. ex Lindl.) N.H.Williams, Brittonia 24: 108 (1972)
  • Brassiopsis keiliana (Rchb.f. ex Lindl.) Szlach. & Górniak, Biodivers. Res. Conservation 1-2: 12 (2006)
• Heterotypic
  • Brassia cinnamomea Linden ex Lindl., Fol. Orchid. 5: 5 (1854)
  • Brassia havanensis Lindl., Fol. Orchid. 5: 5 (1854)
  • Brassia keiliana var. tristis Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 770 (1863)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Northern South America Guyana, Venezuela. Western South America Colombia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Reichenbach, H.G. ex Lindley, J. 1852. Paxton's Flower Garden 3: 114.

Links

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

Vernacular names

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