Brassia arcuigera Rchb.f. is a plant in the Orchidaceae family, order Asparagales, kingdom Plantae. Not known to be toxic.

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Brassia arcuigera Rchb.f.

Brassia arcuigera Rchb.f.

Brassia arcuigera, the arching brassia, is a large-flowered orchid species native to Central and northwestern South America.

Family
Genus
Brassia
Order
Asparagales
Class
Liliopsida

About Brassia arcuigera Rchb.f.

Brassia arcuigera, commonly called the arching brassia, is an orchid species that belongs to the Orchidaceae family. This species is native to Honduras, Costa Rica, Panama, Colombia, Venezuela, Ecuador, and Peru. Its subspecies Brassia arcuigera subsp. longissima is best known for producing extremely large flowers, which can measure up to 21 inches (53 centimeters) wide from tip to tip.

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Taxonomy

Plantae Tracheophyta Liliopsida Asparagales Orchidaceae Brassia

More from Orchidaceae

Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer

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