Prosthechea brassavolae

Prosthechea brassavolae is a species of orchid native to Central America and Mexico.[2] It is cultivated by orchid fanciers.[3]

Prosthechea brassavolae
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Prosthechea
Species:
P. brassavolae
Binomial name
Prosthechea brassavolae
(Rchb.f.) W.E.Higgins
Synonyms[1]
  • Encyclia brassavolae (Rchb.f.) Dressler
  • Epidendrum brassavolae Rchb.f.
  • Hormidium brassavolae (Rchb. f.) Brieger
  • Panarica brassavolae (Rchb.f.) Withner & P.A.Harding
  • Pseudencyclia brassavolae (Rchb.f.) V.P.Castro & Chiron

References
  1. "The Plant List".
  2. Franco Pupulin (2002). "The Prosthechea prismatocarpa complex (Orchidaceae: Laeliinae) in Costa Rica, with a new species, P. Tardiflora" (PDF). Lankesteriana. 3: 19–24.
  3. la Croix, Isobyl F. (2008). The New Encyclopedia of Orchids: 1500 Species in Cultivation. Portland, OR: Timber Press. ISBN 9780881928761.

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