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Brassia
Brassia is a genus of orchids classified in the Oncidiinae subtribe. It is native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and northern South America, with one species (B. caudata) extending into Florida.
51 branches of this genus, most-observed first
Warty Brassia
speciesBrassia verrucosa
Brassia arcuigera
speciesBrassia arcuigera
Brassia gireoudiana
speciesBrassia gireoudiana
Brassia caudata
speciesBrassia caudata
Brassia maculata
speciesBrassia maculata
Brassia euodes
speciesBrassia euodes
Mesospinidium
subgenusMesospinidium
Brassia andina
speciesBrassia andina
Brassia ocanensis
speciesBrassia ocanensis
Brassia pozoi
speciesBrassia pozoi
Brassia aurantiaca
speciesBrassia aurantiaca
Brassia chlorops
speciesBrassia chlorops
Brassia glumacea
speciesBrassia glumacea
Brassia allenii
speciesBrassia allenii
Brassia warszewiczii
speciesBrassia warszewiczii
Brassia lanceana
speciesBrassia lanceana
Brassia signata
speciesBrassia signata
Brassia keiliana
speciesBrassia keiliana
Brassia cochleata
speciesBrassia cochleata
Brassia thyrsodes
speciesBrassia thyrsodes
Brassia wageneri
speciesBrassia wageneri
Brassia arachnoidea
speciesBrassia arachnoidea
Brassia pumila
speciesBrassia pumila
Brassia chloroleuca
speciesBrassia chloroleuca
Brassia aurorae
speciesBrassia aurorae
Brassia bidens
speciesBrassia bidens
Brassia jipijapensis
speciesBrassia jipijapensis
Brassia koehlerorum
speciesBrassia koehlerorum
Brassia neglecta
speciesBrassia neglecta
Brassia bennettiorum
speciesBrassia bennettiorum
Brassia arcuigera × verrucosa
hybridBrassia arcuigera × verrucosa
Brassia bowmanni
speciesBrassia bowmanni
Brassia cyrtopetala
speciesBrassia cyrtopetala
Brassia escobariana
speciesBrassia escobariana
Brassia diphylla
speciesBrassia diphylla
Brassia minutiflora
speciesBrassia minutiflora
Brassia whewellii
speciesBrassia whewellii
Brassia brevis
speciesBrassia brevis
Brassia suavissima
speciesBrassia suavissima
Brassia iguapoana
speciesBrassia iguapoana
Brassia cauliformis
speciesBrassia cauliformis
Brassia pascoensis
speciesBrassia pascoensis
Brassia peruviana
speciesBrassia peruviana
Brassia rolandoi
speciesBrassia rolandoi
Brassia transamazonica
speciesBrassia transamazonica
Brassia andreettae
speciesBrassia andreettae
Brassia farinifera
speciesBrassia farinifera
Brassia mendozae
speciesBrassia mendozae
Brassia cochlearis
speciesBrassia cochlearis
Brachtia cochlearis
speciesBrachtia cochlearis
Brassia filomenoi
speciesBrassia filomenoi
Where it lives
Recorded sightings
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geo-referenced records in GBIF, from museums, herbaria and field observers.
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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 140934.