Brassavola cucullata
(Daddy Longlegs Orchid)Taxonomy
- Kingdom: Plantae
- Plants
- Phylum: Magnoliophyta
- Flowering Plants
- Class: Liliopsida
- Monocotyledons
- Order: Asparagales
- Family: Noctuoidea
- Subfamily: Epidendroideae
- Tribe: Epidendreae
- Subtribe: Laeliinae
- Alliance: Cattleya
(KAT-lee-yuh)
- Cattleya
- Genus: Brassavola
(bra-SAH-voh-luh)
R.Br., 1813 - Brassavola
- Specific epithet: cucullata (L.) R.Br.
- Botanical name: Brassavola cucullata (L.) R.Br.
- Specific epithet: cucullata (L.) R.Br.
- Genus: Brassavola
(bra-SAH-voh-luh)
R.Br., 1813 - Brassavola
- Alliance: Cattleya
(KAT-lee-yuh)
- Cattleya
- Subtribe: Laeliinae
- Tribe: Epidendreae
- Subfamily: Epidendroideae
- Family: Noctuoidea
- Order: Asparagales
- Class: Liliopsida
- Monocotyledons
- Phylum: Magnoliophyta
- Flowering Plants
Unambiguous Synonyms:
- Epidendrum cucullatum L.
Notes:
Name Status: Accepted Name. Latest taxonomic scrutiny: 15-Mar-2000
Place of publication: W. T. Aiton, Hortus kew. ed. 2, 5:216. 1813
Name verified on 24-Jan-2005 by ARS Systematic Botanists. Last updated: 24-Jan-2005
Physical Description
Habit: Forb/herb
Distribution
Range and Population
Caribbean
Native: Jalisco, Nayarit.
Reproduction
Duration: Perennial
Similar Species
Members of the genus Brassavola:
There are approximately 67 species, subspecies, varieties, forms, and cultivars in this genus: B. acaulis · B. amazonica · B. angustata · B. appendiculata · B. aurantiaca · B. ceboletta · B. ceboletta var. fasciculata · B. cebollata · B. cebolleta · B. chacoensis · B. cordata · B. cucculata (Fireworks Orchid) · B. cucullata (Daddy Longlegs Orchid) · B. cuspidata · B. digbyana · B. digbyana f. fimbripetala · B. digbyana var. fimbripetala · B. duckeana · B. elegans · B. fasciculata · B. filifolia · B. flagellaris · B. fragans · B. fragrans · B. funkiana · B. gardneri · B. gibbsiana · B. gillettei · B. glauca · B. glauca 'Alba' · B. grandiflora · B. harrisii · B. lineata · B. Little Stars · B. martiana · B. martiana var. multiflora · B. mathieuana · B. modosa · B. multiflora · B. mutiflora · B. nodosa (Lady of the Night) · B. nodosa var. grandiflora · B. nodosa var. rhopalorrhachis · B. nodosa var. venosa · B. odoratissima · B. ovaliformis · B. ovaliformis var. fasciculata · B. perisii · B. perrinii (Mangrove Orchid) · B. perrinii var. pluriflora · B. pescatorii · B. pumilio · B. reginae · B. retusa · B. revoluta · B. rhomboglossa · B. rhopalorrhachis · B. rigida · B. scaposa · B. sloanei · B. stricta · B. suaveolens · B. subulifolia · B. surinamensis · B. tuberculata · B. venosa · B. vomeriformis
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Notes
Contributors:
- Bisby, F.A., Y.R. Roskov, M.A. Ruggiero, T.M. Orrell, L.E. Paglinawan, P.W. Brewer, N. Bailly, J. van Hertum, eds (2007). Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2007 Annual Checklist. Species 2000: Reading, U.K.
- Brands, S.J. (comp.) 1989-2006. Systema Naturae 2000. The Taxonomicon. Universal Taxonomic Services, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. Accessed October 5, 2006.
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Accessed February 28, 2008. http://www.gbif.org Mediated distribution data from 3 providers.
- USDA, ARS, National Genetic Resources Program. Germplasm Resources Information Network - (GRIN) [Online Database]. National Germplasm Resources Laboratory, Beltsville, Maryland. URL (April 26, 2008)
- USDA, NRCS. 2005. The PLANTS Database, Version 3.5 (http://plants.usda.gov). National Plant Data Center, Baton Rouge, LA 70874-4490 USA.
- World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
Data Sources:
Accessed through GBIF Data Portal February 28, 2008:
- Comisión nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad: Herbario del Instituto de Ecología, A.C., México (IE-BAJÍO)
- Comisión nacional para el conocimiento y uso de la biodiversidad: Herbario del Instituto de Ecología, A.C., México (IE-XAL)
- Missouri Botanical Garden
- UNIBIO, IBUNAM: MEXU/Plantas Vasculares
Identifiers:
- Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS) Taxonomic Serial Number (TSN): 43729
- Global Biodiversity Information Facility Taxonkey: 282873
- Globally Unique Identifier: urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:618026-1
- U.S.D.A. Plant Symbol: BRCU
- Zipcode Zoo Species Identifier: 25853
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