Brassia lanceana

Lance's Brassia
1836 illustration
Edwards's Botanical Register
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
Subtribe: Oncidiinae
Alliance: Oncidium
Genus: Brassia
Species: B. lanceana
Binomial name
Brassia lanceana
Lindl. (1835)
Synonyms[1]
  • Oncidium suaveolens Rchb.f. (1863)
  • Brassia lanceana var. minor Schltr. (1925)
  • Brassia josstiana Rchb.f. in E.A.von Regel (1854)
  • Oncidium josstianum (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers (1864)

The Lance's Brassia (Brassia lanceana) is a species of orchid. It is native to Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Peru and northern Brazil.[1]

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References

  1. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families


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