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June 2025

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Brassavola cucullata (L.) R.Br.

This species name was first published in Hortus Kew. 5: 216 (1813)  

At the time of this classification snapshot, this species name was accepted by WFO (placed as the accepted name of a taxon). Its description and other taxonomic data can be found on World Flora Online, id: wfo-0000400321.

Synonyms of Brassavola cucullata (L.) R.Br.

Name Author Protologue Nomenclator WFO link
Bletia cucullata (L.) Rchb.f. Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 433 (1862) wfo-0000344936
Brassavola cucullata var. elegans Schltr. Orchis 13: 46 (1919) wfo-0000400370
Brassavola cuspidata Hook. Bot. Mag. 66: t. 3722 (1839) wfo-0000400413
Brassavola odoratissima Regel Gartenflora 1: 325 (1852) wfo-0000401610
Bletia cucullata var. cuspidata (Hook.) Rchb.f. Xenia Orchid. 2: 66 (1862) wfo-0000791790
Cymbidium cucullatum (L.) Sw. Nova Acta Regiae Soc. Sci. Upsal. , ser. 2, 6: 73 (1799) wfo-0000934355
Epidendrum cucullatum L. Sp. Pl., ed. 2. : 1350 (1763) wfo-0000949925
Brassavola cucullata var. cuspidata (Hook.) Lindl. Lindenia 3: 33 wfo-0001286581