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search Brassavola flagellaris Scientific classification Kingdom:
Plantae (unranked): Angiosperms (unranked): Monocots Order:
Asparagales Family: Orchidaceae Subfamily: Epidendroideae Tribe:
Epidendreae Subtribe: Laeliinae Alliance: Cattleya Genus:
Brassavola R.Br., 1813 Type species B. cucullata  See text.
Eudisanthema Neck. ex Post & Kuntze Lysimnia Raf. Tulexis Raf.
Brassavola is a genus of 20 orchids (family Orchidaceae). They
were named in 1813 by the Scottish botanist Robert Brown. The
name comes from the Venetian nobleman and physician Antonio Musa
Brassavola. This genus is abbreviated B. in trade journals.
These species are native to the lowlands of Central America and
tropical South America. They are epiphytes, and a few are
lithophytes. A single, apical and succulent leaf grows on an
elongated pseudobulb.  The orchid yields a single white or
greenish white flower, or a raceme of a few flowers. The three
sepals and two lateral petals are g