Species of flowering plant known as the tailed Brassia, spider orchid and cricket orchid From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Brassia caudata is a species of orchid. It is found widespread across the warmer parts of the Western Hemisphere, reported from southern Mexico (Chiapas, Campeche, Quintana Roo, Tabasco, Veracruz), Central America, southern Florida, Greater Antilles, Trinidad, northern South America.[1][2][3][4][5][6] It is also known by the common names tailed Brassia, spider orchid and cricket orchid.
| Brassia caudata | |
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| 1824 illustration from Botanical Register | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Genus: | Brassia |
| Species: | B. caudata |
| Binomial name | |
| Brassia caudata | |
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