Spotted brassia | |
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1815 illustration from Curtis's botanical magazine | |
Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Genus: | Brassia |
Species: | B. maculata |
Binomial name | |
Brassia maculata R.Br. in W.T.Aiton (1813) | |
Synonyms [1] | |
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Brassia maculata, the spotted brassia, is a species of orchid. It is native to southern Mexico (Chiapas, Veracruz, Tabasco, Guerrero, Oaxaca, Campeche, Quintana Roo), Central America (Belize, Guatemala, El Salvador, Honduras, Nicaragua), Cuba, and Jamaica. [1] [2] [3] [4] [5]
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