Brassavola nodosa

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Lady of the night
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Brassavola
Species:	B. nodosa
Binomial name
Brassavola nodosa (L.) Lindl.
Synonyms[1]
Epidendrum nodosum L. (1753) (Basionym) Cymbidium nodosum (L.) Sw. (1799) Bletia nodosa (L.) Rchb.f. (1862) Brassavola rhopalorrhachis Rchb.f. (1852) Bletia rhopalorrhachis (Rchb.f.) Rchb.f. (1862) Brassavola nodosa var. rhopalorrhachis Schltr. (1919) Brassavola scaposa Schltr. (1919)

Brassavola nodosa is a small, tough species of orchid native to Mexico (from Tamaulipas south to Chiapas and the Yucatán Peninsula), Central America, the West Indies, and northern South America (Venezuela, Colombia, Guyana and French Guiana).^[1][2] It is also known as "lady of the night" orchid due to its citrus and gardenia-like fragrance which begins in the early evening. It has been widely hybridized and cultivated for its showy flowers and pleasing scent.