As classified in WFO snapshot
June 2025
latest classification for this taxon
genus
Brassia
This genus name was first published in Hortus Kew., ed. 2. 5: 215 (1813)
At the time of this classification snapshot, this genus 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-4000005343.
Literature
Statistics
| Status | Total | % |
|---|---|---|
| ■ synonym | 117 | 62% |
| ■ accepted | 69 | 37% |
| ■ unplaced | 2 | 1% |
| Total | 188 |
Synonyms of Brassia
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ada | Fol. Orchid. 5: 1 (1853) | wfo-4000000551 | ||
| Brachtia | Linnaea 22: 853 (1850) | wfo-4000005181 | ||
| Brassiopsis | Biodivers. Res. Conservation 1-2: 12 (2006) | wfo-4000005351 | ||
| Mesospinidium | Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 929 (1852) | wfo-4000023872 | ||
| Oncodia | Fol. Orchid. 4: n.° 1 (1853) | wfo-4000026847 |
Species in Brassia ( showing species 1 to 10 of 69)
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brassia allenii | Bot. Mus. Leafl. 13: 145 (1948) | wfo-0000402958 | ||
| Ada allenii | Brittonia 24: 104 (1972) | wfo-0000743745 | ||
| Brassiopsis allenii | Biodivers. Res. Conservation 1-2: 12 (2006) | wfo-0000917076 | ||
| Brassia andina | Phytotaxa 20: 27 (2011) | wfo-0000923046 | ||
| Brachtia andina | Bonplandia (Hannover) 4: 322 (1856) | wfo-0000378403 | ||
| Brachtia verruculitera | Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. Beih. 7: 186 (1920) | wfo-0000378671 | ||
| Brassia andreettae | Orchideen Beschreib. Kult. Zücht. , ed. 3, I/C(33-36): 2097 (1997) | wfo-0000402984 | ||
| Ada andreettae | Orquideologia 19: 777 (1993) | wfo-0000744423 | ||
| Brassiopsis andreettae | Biodivers. Res. Conservation 1-2: 12 (2006) | wfo-0000917072 | ||
| Brassia angusta | Edwards's Bot. Reg. 30: t. 5 (1844) | wfo-0000403032 | ||
| Brassia lawrenceana var. angusta | Fol. Orchid. 5: 2 (1854) | wfo-0000406073 | ||
| Oncidium lawrenceanum var. angustum | Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 766 (1863) | wfo-0000915230 | ||
| Brassia angustilabia | Beih. Bot. Centralbl. 42(2): 143 (1925) | wfo-0000403087 | ||
| Brassia arachnoidea | Gen. Spec. Orchid. 1: 97 (1877) | wfo-0000403234 | ||
| Brassia arcuigera | Gard. Chron. 1869: 388 (1869) | wfo-0000403291 | ||
| Brassia antherotes | Gard. Chron. , n.s., 12: 782 (1879) | wfo-0000403162 | ||
| Brassia hinksoniana | Lilloa 34: 8 (1974) | wfo-0000405544 | ||
| Brassia lawrenceana var. longissima | Gard. Chron. 1868: 1313 (1868) | wfo-0000406138 | ||
| Brassia longissima | Stand. Cycl. Hort. 1: 541 (1914) | wfo-0000406229 | ||
| Brassia antherotes var. longissima | Baileya 9: 124 (1961) | wfo-0000791858 | ||
| Brassia aurantiaca | Phytotaxa 20: 27 (2011) | wfo-0000923045 | ||
| Mesospinidium aurantiacum | Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 857 (1864) | wfo-0000242295 | ||
| Mesospinidium cinnabarinum | Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 858 (1864) | wfo-0000242297 | ||
| Oncidium cinnabarinum | Ann. Bot. Syst. 6: 770 (1863) | wfo-0000255816 | ||
| Brassia cinnabarina | Fol. Orchid. 5: 6 (1854) | wfo-0000404327 | ||
| Ada aurantiaca | Fol. Orchid. 5: 1 (1853) | wfo-0000745163 | ||
| Ada lehmannii | Gard. Chron. , ser. 3, 10: 34 (1891) | wfo-0000751235 | ||
| Acropera aurantiaca | Orch.-Grow. Man. ed. 7: 77 (1896) | wfo-0000838916 | ||
| Ada aurantiaca var. maculata | Dict. Icon. Orchid. , Ada: t. 1A (1899) | wfo-0000915233 | ||
| Ada cinnabarina | – | wfo-0001237852 | ||
| Brassia aurorae | Lindleyana 7: 87 (1992) | wfo-0000403524 | ||
| Brassia bennettiorum | Orchideen Beschreib. Kult. Zücht. , ed. 3, I/C(33-36): 2097 (1997) | wfo-0000403597 | ||
| Ada bennettiorum | Icon. Pl. Trop. 2(1): 1 (1989) | wfo-0000745889 | ||
| Brassiopsis bennettiorum | Biodivers. Res. Conservation 1-2: 12 (2006) | wfo-0000917074 |
Unplaced Names ( showing unplaced names 1 to 3 of 3)
These names are not yet placed in the taxonomy, but may be associated with Brassia:
| Name | Author | Protologue | Nomenclator | WFO link |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brassia augusta | Not listed in IK. | wfo-0001088732 | ||
| Brassia colombiana | J. Biodivers. Conservation 9(1): 95 (2025) | wfo-1000079541 | ||
| Brassia kaber var. pinnatifida | – | wfo-0001391166 |