Brassia arcuigera

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Brassia arcuigera']

• English: Arching Brassia
• français: Brassia longissima
• Latina: Brassia longissima
• Nederlands: Lange spinorchidee
• 中文: 弓形长萼兰, 蜘蛛兰

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Epidendroideae • Tribus: Cymbidieae • Subtribus: Oncidiinae • Genus: Brassia • Species: Brassia arcuigera Rchb.f. (1869)

Synonyms
Heterotypic synonyms Brassia lawrenceana var. longissima Rchb.f., Gard. Chron. 1868: 1313 (1868) Brassia antherotes Rchb.f., Gard. Chron., n.s., 12: 782 (1879) Brassia antherotes var. longissima (Rchb.f.) Teusch.. Baileya 9: 124 (1961) Brassia hinksoniana H.G.Jones, Lilloa 34: 8 (1974) Brassia longissima (Rchb.f.) Nash in L.H.Bailey, Stand. Cycl. Hort. 1: 541 (25 March 1914)

Flowers

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  Labellum

Botanical illustrations

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  Brassia arcuigera
  (as syn.
  Brassia lawrenceana
  var. longissima)
  plate 5748 in:
  Curtis's Bot. Magazine
  (Orchidaceae),
  vol. 95,
  (1869)
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  Brassia arcuigera
  (as syn.
  Brassia antherotes)
  Plate 159 in:
  R.Warner - B.S.Williams:
  The Orchid Album
  (1882-1897)

Native distribution areas
Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition Southern America Central America Costa Rica, Honduras, Panama. Northern South America Venezuela. Western South America Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.

Selected Weblinks

Wikispecies has an entry on: Brassia arcuigera.

• Kew Gardens 'World Checklist' link : Brassia arcuigera