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Brassia lanceana


Scientific Classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Liliopsida
Order: Asparagales
Family:Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Cymbidieae
SubTribe: Oncidiinae
Genus: Brassia
Species: Brs. lanceana
Alliance:
Binomial name
Brassia lanceana
Lindley 1835


Brassia lanceana is an epiphytic orchid from the genus Brassia.

Description[]

Plants bloom in the fall with five to seventeen 13.25 cm wide flowers. Flowers are fragrant.

Distribution[]

Plants are found growing in the wet montane forest in Tobago, Venezuela, and the Guianas, Panama, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru and Brazil at elevations of 150 to 1200 meters

Culture[]

Grow in intermediate conditions with moderate light. Water the plant right before the potting mix starts to dry. Plants should be potted in a well drain medium such as medium fir bark.

Naming[]

Common name: Lance's Brassia

Synonyms[]

  1. Brassia josstiana Rchb. f. 1854
  2. Brassia macrostachya Lindley 1838
  3. Brassia pumila Lindley 1845
  4. Oncidium josstianum Rchb.f. 1864
  5. Oncidium suaveolens Rchb.f 1864
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