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Brassia verrucosa Batem.
- Common Name:
- Family: Orchidaceae Juss.
- Country of Origin: Costa Rica
- Habitat:
- Description: [syn B. brachiata Lindl.]
The most popular member of the genus in cultivation, this species makes a clump of elongated pseudobulbs with leaves up to 18 in (45 cm) long and 2 in (5 cm) wide, above which horizontally arching flower spikes about 24 in (60 cm) long arise in early summer. The flowers are greenish white or cream with petals and sepals up to 6 in (15 cm) long, darker spotted at their base and on the short triangular labellum. They are very fragrant, though the heavy, spicy perfume that develops as they age is not to everyone’s liking.
Restrictions:- CITES Appendix II Listed Plant
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Accession Data:- Accession # 198501796
- Source: Unknown
- Accession Date: 12-31-1985
- Bench: 3213 - Paphs & Phrags Bench
- Qty: 3 confirmed on 12-19-2011
Classification:- Division: Magnoliophyta
- Class: Liliopsida
- SubClass: monocots
- Order: Asparagales
- SubOrder:
- Family: Orchidaceae
- SubFamily: Epidendroideae
- Tribe: Maxillarieae
- SubTribe: Oncidiinae
References:
- Botanica, Turner & Wasson, 1997, CD-ROM Version
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