Brassavola acaulis

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Brassavola acaulis']

No common name has yet been provided in this gallery nor in wikidata 'Brassavola acaulis'

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 acaulis Lindl. & Paxton (1851)

Synonyms
Heterotypic synonyms Brassavola lineata Hook., Bot. Mag. 79: t. 4734 (1853) Brassavola mathieuana Klotzsch, Allg. Gartenzeitung 21: 290 (1853) Bletia acaulis Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 435 (1862) Bletia lineata (Hook.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers, Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 436 (1862)

Flowers

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  Brassavola acaulis

Botanical illustrations

• 
  Brassavola acaulis
  (as syn.
  Brassavola lineata)
  plate 10 in:
  John Gould:
  A Monograph of the Trochilidae
  vol. 1,
  (1849-1861)
• 
  Brassavola acaulis
  (as syn.
  Brassavola lineata)
  plate 19 in:
  John Gould:
  A Monograph of the Trochilidae
  vol. 1,
  (1849-1861)
• 
  Brassavola acaulis
  (as syn.
  Brassavola lineata)
  plate 4734 in:
  Curtis's Bot. Magazine
  (Orchidaceae),
  vol. 79,
  (1853)

Native distribution areas
Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition Continental: Northern America Regional: Central America Belize, Costa Rica, Guatemala, Honduras, Panamá.

Selected Weblinks

Wikispecies has an entry on: Brassavola acaulis.

• Kew Gardens 'World Checklist' link : Brassavola acaulis