Brassia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Orthokaryota Cladus: Neokaryota Cladus: Photokaryota Cladus: Diaphoretickes Cladus: CAM Regnum: Archaeplastida Regnum: Plantae Regnum: Viridiplantae Cladus: Streptophyta Cladus: Phragmoplastophyta Cladus: Embryophyta Cladus: Polysporangiophyta Divisio: Tracheophyta Cladus: Eutracheophyta Cladus: Euphyllophytina Cladus: Megaphylla Cladus: Radiatopses Cladus: Lignophyta Cladus: Metalignophyta Diviso: Spermatophyta Classis*: Angiospermae Cladus: Mesangiospermae Cladus: Monocota Ordo: Asparagales

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

Species: (70)

B. allenii – B. andina – B. andreettae – B. angusta – B. angustilabia – B. arachnoidea – B. arcuigera – B. aurantiaca – B. aurorae – B. bennettiorum – B. bidens – B. bowmanni – B. brachypus – B. brevis – B. brunnea – B. caudata – B. cauliformis – B. chloroleuca – B. chlorops – B. cochlearis – B. cochleata – B. colombiana – B. cyrtopetala – B. diphylla – B. dresslerorum – B. ecuadorensis – B. endresii – B. escobariana – B. euodes – B. farinifera – B. filomenoi – B. forgetiana – B. garayana – B. gireoudiana – B. glumacea – B. glumaceoides – B. horichii – B. huebneri – B. iguapoana – B. incantans – B. jipijapensis – B. keiliana – B. koehlerorum – B. lanceana – B. lehmannii – B. macrostachya – B. maculata – B. mendozae – B. minutiflora – B. neglecta – B. ocanensis – B. panamensis – B. pascoensis – B. peruviana – B. pozoi – B. pumila – B. revoluta – B. rhizomatosa – B. rolandoi – B. signata – B. suavissima – B. sulphurea – B. thyrsodes – B. transamazonica – B. verrucosa – B. villosa – B. wageneri – B. warszewiczii – B. whewellii – B. wyllisiana

Name

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

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

Synonymy

Heterotypic
- Brachtia Rchb.f., Linnaea 22: 853 (1850).
- Mesospinidium Rchb.f., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 929 (1852).
- Ada Lindl., Fol. Orchid. 5: 1 (1853).
- Oncodia Lindl., Fol. Orchid. 4: (1853).
- Brassiopsis Szlach. & Górniak, Biodivers. Res. Conservation 1-2: 12 (2006).

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America
- Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Florida.
- Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast.
Southern America
- Central America
  - Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, 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 Southeast, Brazil North.

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

Additional references

Chase, M.W. & Whitten, W.M. (2011) Further taxonomic transfers in Oncidiinae (Orchidaceae), Phytotaxa 20: 26–32.
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

Links

Govaerts, R. et al. 2026. Brassia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Sep 1. Reference page.
Hassler, M. 2026. Brassia. 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. 2026. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2026 Sep 1. Reference page.
Hassler, M. {{subst:CNTYEAR}}. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Brassia. Accessed: 1 Sep {{subst:CNTYEAR}}. Reference page.
International Plant Names Index. 2026. Brassia. Published online. Accessed: 1 Sep 2026. Reference page.

Vernacular names

български: Брасия
日本語: ブラッシア
перем коми: Брассия
коми: Брассия
lietuvių: Brasija
мокшень: Брассия
олык марий: Брассия
кырык мары: Брасси
русский: Брассия
удмурт: Брассия
中文: 长萼兰属, 蜘蛛兰属