Brassia lanceana

Lance's brassia
	1836 illustration; Edwards's Botanical Register
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Brassia
Species:	B. lanceana
Binomial name
	Brassia lanceana; Lindl. (1835)
Synonyms
	Oncidium suaveolensRchb.f. (1863); Brassia lanceana var. minorSchltr. (1925); Brassia josstianaRchb.f. in E.A.von Regel (1854); Oncidium josstianum(Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers (1864);

Last updated October 03, 2025

Brassia lanceana, or Lance's brassia, is a species of orchid. It is native to Trinidad & Tobago, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guiana, Colombia, Panama, Ecuador, Peru and northern Brazil.^[1]

References

1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families

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Lance's brassia

1836 illustration Edwards's Botanical Register
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Brassia
Species:	B. lanceana
Binomial name
*Brassia lanceana* Lindl. (1835)
Synonyms ^[1]
Oncidium suaveolensRchb.f. (1863) Brassia lanceana var. minorSchltr. (1925) Brassia josstianaRchb.f. in E.A.von Regel (1854) Oncidium josstianum(Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. in W.G.Walpers (1864)