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| |genus=Brassavola | | |genus=Brassavola |
| + | |taxo_author=R.Br. |
| + | |habit=orchid |
| + | |features=flowers, fragrance |
| + | |flowers=white |
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| + | '''''Brassavola''''' is a [[genus]] of 20 [[orchid]]s ([[family (biology)|family]] Orchidaceae). The name comes from the [[Venice|Venetian]] nobleman and physician [[Antonio Musa Brassavola]]. This genus is abbreviated '''B''' in trade journals. |
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| + | These species are native to the lowlands of [[Central America]] and [[Tropics|tropical]] [[South America]]. They are [[epiphyte]]s, and a few are [[lithophyte]]s. A single, apical and succulent [[leaf]] grows on an elongated [[pseudobulb]]. |
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| + | The orchid yields a single white or greenish white flower, or a raceme of a few flowers. The three sepals and two lateral petals are greenish, narrow and long. The base of the broad fringed [[labellum|lip]] enfolds partially the [[column (botany)|column]]. This column has a pair of falciform ears on each side of the front and contains twelve (sometimes eight) [[Pollinium|pollinia]]. |
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| + | Most Brassavola orchids are very fragrant, attracting [[pollinator]]s with their [[citrus]]y smell. But they are only fragrant at night, in order to attract the right [[moth]]. Longevity of flowers depends on the species and is between five to thirty days. |
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| + | In 1698 ''[[Brassavola nodosa]]'' was the first tropical orchid to be brought from the Caribbean island [[Curaçao]] to [[Holland]]. Thus began the propagation of this orchid and the fascination for orchids in general. |
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| Brassavola (A. M. Brassavola, Venetian botanist). Orchidaceae. About twenty tropical American epiphytes, closely allied to Laelia, and demanding similar treatment. | | Brassavola (A. M. Brassavola, Venetian botanist). Orchidaceae. About twenty tropical American epiphytes, closely allied to Laelia, and demanding similar treatment. |
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− | | color = lightgreen
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− | | name = ''Brassavola''
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− | | image = Brassavola-flagellaris.jpg
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− | | image_caption = ''[[Brassavola flagellaris]]''
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− | | regnum = [[Plant]]ae
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− | | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]
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− | | classis = [[Monocotyledon|Liliopsida]]
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− | | ordo = [[Asparagales]]
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− | | familia = [[Orchidaceae]]
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− | | subfamilia = [[Epidendroideae]]
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− | | tribus = [[Epidendreae]]
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− | | subtribus = [[Laeliinae]]
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− | | alliance = Cattleya
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− | | genus = '''''Brassavola'''''
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− | | genus_authority = [[Robert Brown (botanist)|R.Br.]], 1813
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− | | subdivision_ranks = Species
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− | See text.
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− | '''''Brassavola''''' is a [[genus]] of 20 [[orchid]]s ([[family (biology)|family]] Orchidaceae). The name comes from the [[Venice|Venetian]] nobleman and physician [[Antonio Musa Brassavola]]. The genera '''''Eudisanthema''''' <small>[[Neck.]] ex [[George Edward Post|Post]] & [[Otto Kuntze|Kuntze]]</small>, '''''Lysimnia''''' <small>[[Constantine Samuel Rafinesque|Raf.]]</small> and '''''Tulexis''''' <small>[[Constantine Samuel Rafinesque|Raf.]]</small> are [[synonymy|synonyms]] of ''Brassavola''.
| + | ===Propagation=== |
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− | These species are native to the lowlands of [[Central America]] and [[Tropics|tropical]] [[South America]]. They are [[epiphyte]]s, and a few are [[lithophyte]]s. A single, apical and succulent [[leaf]] grows on an elongated [[pseudobulb]].
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− | [[Image:Brassavola-cucullata1web.jpg|200px|thumb|left|Daddy Longlegs orchid (''Brassavola cucullata'')]]
| + | ===Pests and diseases=== |
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− | The orchid yields a single white or greenish white flower, or a raceme of a few flowers. The five greenish sepals are narrow and long. The base of the broad fringed [[labellum|lip]] enfolds partially the [[column (botany)|column]]. This column has a pair of falciform ears on each side of the front and contains twelve (sometimes eight) [[Pollinium|pollinia]].
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− | Most Brassavola orchids are very fragrant, attracting [[pollinator]]s with their [[citrus]]y smell. But they are only fragrant at night, in order to attract the right [[moth]].
| + | ==Varieties== |
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− | In 1698 ''Brassavola nodosa'' was the first tropical orchid to be brought from the Caribbean island [[Curaçao]] to [[Holland]]. Thus began the propagation of this orchid and the fascination for orchids in general.
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− | == Species == | + | ==Gallery== |
− | *''Brassavola acaulis'' (C. America). Belize
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− | *''Brassavola cucullata'' : '''Hooded Brassavola, Daddy Longlegs Orchid ''' (Mexico to N. South America).
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− | *''Brassavola duckeana'' (Brazil).
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− | [[Image:Brassavola-nodosa.jpg|thumb|right|350px|Lady-of-the-night Orchid (''Brassavola nodosa'')]]
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− | *''Brassavola fasciculata'' (Brazil).
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− | *''Brassavola filifolia'' (Colombia).
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− | *''Brassavola flagellaris'' (Brazil).
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− | *''Brassavola fragans'' (Brazil).
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− | *''Brassavola gardneri'' (French Guiana, Brazil).
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− | *''Brassavola gillettei'' (Trinidad).
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− | *''Brassavola grandiflora'' (C. America to Colombia).
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− | *''Brassavola harrisii'' (Jamaica).
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− | *''Brassavola martiana'' (S. Trop. America).
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− | *''Brassavola nodosa'' '''Lady-of-the-night Orchid''' (Mexico to Trop. America). Belize
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− | *''Brassavola reginae'' (Brazil ).
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− | *''Brassavola retusa'' (Venezuela, N. Brazil to Peru).
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− | *''Brassavola revoluta'' (Brazil).
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− | *''Brassavola rhomboglossa'' (WC. & S. Brazil).
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− | *''Brassavola subulifolia'' (Jamaica).
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− | *''Brassavola tuberculata'' (Brazil to Peru and NE. Argentina).
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− | *''Brassavola venosa'' (SE. Mexico to C. America).
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− | ''Brassavola'' is in the same alliance as the genera ''[[Cattleya]]'' and ''[[Laelia]]''. They have been therefore used extensively in hybridization.
| + | <gallery perrow=5> |
| + | Image:Brassavola-nodosa.jpg|[[Lady-of-the-night Orchid]] ''Brassavola nodosa'' |
| + | Image:Brassavola-cucullata1web.jpg|Daddy Longlegs orchid (''Brassavola cucullata'') |
| + | Image:Upload.png| photo 1 |
| + | Image:Upload.png| photo 2 |
| + | Image:Upload.png| photo 3 |
| + | </gallery> |
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− | Some Hybrids:
| + | ==References== |
− | *[[Brassavola Little Stars|''Brassavola'' Little Stars]] | + | <references/> |
− | *[[Brassavola David Sanders|''Brassavola'' David Sanders]], a primary hybrid between ''Brassavola cucullata'' and ''Rhyncholaelia digbyana''. ''Rhyncolaelia digbyana'' was formerly classified as a ''Brassavola'', and its hybrids have not been reclassified. | + | *[[Standard Cyclopedia of Horticulture]], by L. H. Bailey, MacMillan Co., 1963 |
− | *[[Brassolaelia Yellow Bird]] ([[Brassolaelia Richard Mueller]] x [[Brassavola nodosa|''Brassavola nodosa'']]) | + | <!--- xxxxx *Flora: The Gardener's Bible, by Sean Hogan. Global Book Publishing, 2003. ISBN 0881925381 --> |
| + | <!--- xxxxx *American Horticultural Society: A-Z Encyclopedia of Garden Plants, by Christopher Brickell, Judith D. Zuk. 1996. ISBN 0789419432 --> |
| + | <!--- xxxxx *Sunset National Garden Book. Sunset Books, Inc., 1997. ISBN 0376038608 --> |
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− | == External link == | + | ==External links== |
− | *[http://www.paphiopedilum.net/CNYOS.Jan.2002.pdf Brassavola David Sanders] | + | *{{wplink}} |
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− | [[Category:Orchid genera]]
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− | [[Category:Plants and pollinators]]
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