Brassavola nodosa

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Brassavola nodosa']

• English: lady of the night orchid
• مصرى: براسافولا عقده
• فارسی: ارکیده محبوبه شب
• 日本語: ブラッサボラ・ノドサ
• Papiamentu: Orkidia blanku
• ไทย: เจ้าหญิงรัตติกาล
• 中文: 白拉索兰, 柏拉兰

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Epidendroideae • Tribus: Epidendreae • Subtribus: Laeliinae • Genus: Brassavola • Species: Brassavola nodosa (L.) Lindl. (1831)

Synonyms

Basionym Epidendrum nodosum L., Sp. Pl. 2: 953. (1753) Homotypic synonyms Cymbidium nodosum (L.) Sw., Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. 6: 73 (1799) Heterotypic synonyms Brassavola rhopalorrhachis Rchb.f., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 855 (1852) Bletia rhopalorrhachis (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 437 (1862) Brassavola nodosa var. rhopalorrhachis Schltr., Orchis 13: 77 (1919) Brassavola scaposa Schltr., Orchis 13: 77 (1919) Homonym Brassavola nodosa Hook., Bot. Mag. 60: t. 3229. (1833) - vide: Brassavola subulifolia Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 115 (1831)

Species

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Botanical illustrations

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  plate 140 in volume 2:
  N.J. Freiherr von Jacquin
  Selectarum stirpium Americanarum historia
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  plate 3229 in:
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  (1833)

Varietates:

Brassavola nodosa var. rhopalorrhachis (Rchb.f.) Schltr., Orchis 13: 77 (1919)

Native distribution areas

Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition Northern America Mexico Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Southern America Central America Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panama. Caribbean Aruba, Cayman Islands, Jamaica, Netherlands Antilles, Puerto Rico, Southwest Caribbean. Northern South America French Guiana, Guyana, Venezuela. Western South America Colombia.

Selected Weblinks

Wikispecies has an entry on: Brassavola nodosa.

• Kew Gardens 'World Checklist' link : Brassavola nodosa