Brassia caudata

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Brassia caudata']

• English: Cricket orchid
• suomi: Lukkikämmekkä
• 中文: 尾状长萼兰

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Epidendroideae • Tribus: Cymbidieae • Subtribus: Oncidiinae • Genus: Brassia • Species: Brassia caudata (L.) Lindl. (1825)

Synonyms

Basionym Epidendrum caudatum L., Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 1246 (1759) Homotypic synonyms Malaxis caudata (L.) Willd., Sp. Pl., ed. 4, 4: 93 (1805) Oncidium caudatum (L.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 766 (1863) Heterotypic synonyms Brassia caudata var. hieroglyphica Rchb.f., Ill. Hort. 27: 20 (1881) Brassia lewisii Rolfe Orchid Rev. 1: 149 (1893) Brassia longissima var. minor Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 17: 80 (1922)

Flowers

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  Brassia caudata
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  Brassia caudata
  Suriname
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  Brassia caudata
  (with Brassia lanceana, top), Suriname

Botanical illustrations

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  Brassia caudata
  plate 832 in:
  The Botanical Register
  (Orchidaceae),
  vol. 10,
  (1824)
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  Brassia caudata
  plate 3451 in:
  Curtis's Bot. Magazine
  (Orchidaceae),
  vol. 62,
  (1835)
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  Brassia caudata
  plate 58 in:
  Alfred Cogniaux:
  Flora Brasiliensis
  vol. 3 pt. 6
  (1904-1906)

Native distribution areas

Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition Northern America Southeastern U.S.A. Florida. Mexico Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Southern America Central America Belize, Costa Rica, 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 North.

Selected Weblinks

Wikispecies has an entry on: Brassia caudata.

• Kew Gardens 'World Checklist' link : Brassia caudata