Brassia maculata

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 maculata

Name

Brassia maculata R.Br. in W.T.Aiton, Hortus Kew. 5: 215. (1813)

  • Type species:

Synonymy

  • Homotypic
    • Oncidium brassia Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 765 (1863)
  • Heterotypic
    • Brassia guttata Lindl. in G.Bentham, Pl. Hartw.: 94 (1842)
    • Brassia wrayae Skinner ex Hook., Bot. Mag. 69: t. 4003 (1843)
    • Brassia maculata var. guttata (Lindl.) Lindl., Fol. Orchid. 5: 1 (1854)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
  • Northern America
    • Mexico
      • Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
  • Southern America
    • Central America
      • Belize, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua.
    • Caribbean
      • Cuba, Jamaica.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

  • Brown, R. 1813. Hortus Kewensis; or, a Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew. London (2nd ed.) 5: 215.
  • Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2014. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 5: Epidendroideae (Part two); page 232 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-850713-0

Vernacular names

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