Brassavola acaulis

Brassavola acaulis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Laeliinae
Genus: Brassavola
Species: Brassavola acaulis

Name

Brassavola acaulis Lindl. & Paxton, Paxton's Fl. Gard. 2: 152 (1851)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Brassavola lineata Hook., Bot. Mag. 79: t. 4734 (1853)
  • Brassavola mathieuana Klotzsch, Allg. Gartenzeitung 21: 290 (1853)
  • Bletia acaulis Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 435 (1862)
  • Bletia lineata (Hook.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 436 (1862)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Central America Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panama. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindley, J. & Paxton, J. 1851. Paxton's Flower Garden 2: 152, f. 216.

Additional references

• Jones, H.G. (1975) Nomenclatural revision of the genus Brassavola R.Br. of the Orchidaceae. Ann. Naturhistor. Mus. Wien 79: 9–22.

Links

• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Brassavola acaulis in Kew Science Plants of the World online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 October 17. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2019. Brassavola acaulis in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 October 17. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2019. Brassavola acaulis. Published online. Accessed 17 October 2019.
• The Plant List 2013. Brassavola acaulis in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 October 17.
• Tropicos.org 2019. Brassavola acaulis. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2019 October 17.

Vernacular names

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