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|familia=Orchidaceae
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| name = ''Broughtonia''
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|genus=Broughtonia
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| image = Broughtonia sanguinea (1836).jpg
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|habit=orchid
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| image_caption = ''[[Broughtonia sanguinea]]''  
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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|image=Broughtonia sanguinea (1836).jpg
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| classis = [[Monocotyledon|Liliopsida]]
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| ordo = [[Asparagales]]
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|image_caption=Broughtonia sanguinea
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| familia = [[Orchidaceae]]
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| subfamilia = [[Epidendroideae]]
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'''''Broughtonia''''' is a [[genus]] of [[orchid]]s ([[family (biology)|family]] [[Orchidaceae]]) of the [[Greater Antilles]]. The genus is abbreviated '''Bro''' in trade journals.
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| subtribus = [[Laeliinae]]
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With the inclusion of the genera '''''Cattleyopsis''''' <small>[[Lem.]]</small> and '''''Laeliopsis''''' <small>[[John Lindley|Lindl.]] & [[Paxton]]</small> it consists of 6 species.
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| alliance = Cattleya
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| genus = '''''Broughtonia'''''
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| genus_authority = [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]]
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Broughtonia (named in honor of an English botanist, Arthur Broughton). Orchidaceae. Epiphytic orchids, requiring stove conditions.
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Pseudobulbs, 1- or 2-lvd., ovoid or globose: infl. terminal, simple or somewhat branched; sepals and petals similar, somewhat spreading, the latter a little the broader; lip sessile on the base of the column or sometimes a little adnate, lateral lobes inclosing the column, middle lobe spreading; ovary extended into a long cavity; pollina 4, waxy.—A West Indian genus of 2 or 3 species. Sometimes united with Epidendrum.
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==Cultivation==
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===Propagation===
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===Pests and diseases===
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==Species==
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*''[[Broughtonia cubensis]]''
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*''[[Broughtonia domingensis]]''
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*''[[Broughtonia lindenii]]''
 
*''[[Broughtonia negrilensis]]''
 
*''[[Broughtonia negrilensis]]''
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*''[[Broughtonia ortgiesiana]]''
 
*''[[Broughtonia sanguinea]]''
 
*''[[Broughtonia sanguinea]]''
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'''''Broughtonia''''' is a [[genus]] of [[orchid]]s ([[family (biology)|family]] Orchidaceae) comprising only 2 [[species]]. They are both [[endemic (ecology)|endemic]] to [[Jamaica]].
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==Gallery==
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Image:Upload.png| photo 1
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Image:Upload.png| photo 2
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==References==
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*[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963
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<!--- xxxxx  *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432  -->
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<!--- xxxxx  *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608  -->
  
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The genera '''''Cattleyopsis''''' <small>[[Lem.]]</small> and '''''Laeliopsis''''' <small>[[John Lindley|Lindl.]] & [[Paxton]]</small> are included into ''Broughtonia''.
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[[Category:Flora of Jamaica]]
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Latest revision as of 05:35, 18 February 2010


Broughtonia sanguinea


Plant Characteristics
Habit   orchid
Cultivation
Features: ✓ flowers
Scientific Names

Orchidaceae >

Broughtonia >


If this plant info box on watering; zones; height; etc. is mostly empty you can click on the edit tab and fill in the blanks!


Broughtonia is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae) of the Greater Antilles. The genus is abbreviated Bro in trade journals.

With the inclusion of the genera Cattleyopsis Lem. and Laeliopsis Lindl. & Paxton it consists of 6 species.


Read about Broughtonia in the Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture 

Broughtonia (named in honor of an English botanist, Arthur Broughton). Orchidaceae. Epiphytic orchids, requiring stove conditions.

Pseudobulbs, 1- or 2-lvd., ovoid or globose: infl. terminal, simple or somewhat branched; sepals and petals similar, somewhat spreading, the latter a little the broader; lip sessile on the base of the column or sometimes a little adnate, lateral lobes inclosing the column, middle lobe spreading; ovary extended into a long cavity; pollina 4, waxy.—A West Indian genus of 2 or 3 species. Sometimes united with Epidendrum.


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Cultivation

Propagation

Pests and diseases

Species

Gallery

  • photo 1

  • photo 2

  • photo 3

References

External links


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