Brassavola cucullata explained

Brassavola cucullata, common name daddy long-legs orchid, is a species of orchid native to Mexico (from Sinaloa and San Luis Potosí south to Chiapas and the Yucatán Peninsula), Belize, Central America, the West Indies and northern South America (Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, French Guinea).^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

Brassavola cucullatais the type species for the genus Brassavola, and the only member of B. sect. Brassavola. The diploid chromosome number of B. cucullata has been determined as 2n = 40.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Web site: World Checklist of Selected Plant Families: Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. wcsp.science.kew.org.
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3. Hamer . Fritz . ORCHIDS OF CENTRAL AMERICA: An Illustrated Field Guide (A-L) . Selbyana . January 1988 . 10 . Supplement . 50 . 19560208.
4. Book: V. Funk . T. Hollowell . P. Berry . C. Kelloff . S. N. Alexander . Checklist of the plants of the Guiana Shield (Venezuela: Amazonas, Bolivar, Delta Amacuro; Guyana, Surinam, French Guiana) . July 31, 2007 . Department of Botany, National Museum of Natural History . 10.1.1.454.3269 .
5. Felix . Leonardo P. . Guerra . Marcelo . Variation in chromosome number and the basic number of subfamily Epidendroideae (Orchidaceae) . Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society . 25 June 2010 . 163 . 2 . 250 . 10.1111/j.1095-8339.2010.01059.x.