Brassia caudata
Tailed Brassia spider orchid cricket orchid | |
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1824 illustration from Botanical Register | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Genus: | Brassia |
Species: | B. caudata |
Binomial name | |
Brassia caudata (L.) Lindl. (1825) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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The Tailed Brassia, Brassia caudata, is a species of orchid. It widespread across the warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere, reported from southern Mexico (Chiapas, Campeche, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz), Central America, southern Florida, Greater Antilles, Trinidad, northern South America.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
References
- 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ↑ Carnevali F., G., J. L. Tapia-Muñoz, R. Jiménez-Machorro, L. Sánchez-Saldaña, L. Ibarra-González, I. M. Ramírez & M. P. Gómez. 2001. Notes on the flora of the Yucatan Peninsula II: a synopsis of the orchid flora of the Mexican Yucatan Peninsula and a tentative checklist of the Orchidaceae of the Yucatan Peninsula biotic province. Harvard Papers in Botany 5(2): 383–466.
- ↑ Schweinfurth, C. 1961. Orchidaceae, Orchids of Peru. Fieldiana, Botany 30(4): 787–1005
- ↑ Hamer, F. 1988. Orchids of Central America. Selbyana 10(Suppl.): 1–430.
- ↑ Funk, V. A., P. E. Berry, S. Alexander, T. H. Hollowell & C. L. Kelloff. 2007. Checklist of the Plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana). Contributions from the United States National Herbarium 55: 1–584
- ↑ Dodson, C.H. & D. E. Bennett. 1989. Orchids of Peru. Icones Plantarum Tropicarum Series II. Fascicle 1–2: 1–200.
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External links
- IOSPE orchid photos
- Vivi's Orchids, Brassia caudata - July 2009
- Encyclopedia of Life, spider orchid, Brassia caudata
- Atlas of Florida Vascular Plants, spider orchid, cricket orchid, Brassia caudata
- Santa Barbara Orchid Estate
- AgrOriente (Moyobamba Perú), Orquídeas Amazonicas, Brassia caudata
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