| Spider orchid | |
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| Brassia arcuigera | |
Scientific classification 
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| Clade: | Tracheophytes |
| Clade: | Angiosperms |
| Clade: | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Cymbidieae |
| Subtribe: | Oncidiinae |
| Genus: | Brassia R.Br.[1] |
| Type species | |
| Brassia maculata | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Brassia is a genus of orchids classified in the subtribe Oncidiinae. It is native to Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and northern South America, with one species (B. caudata) extending into Florida.[1][2]
The genus was named after William Brass, a British botanist and illustrator, who collected plants in Africa under the supervision of Sir Joseph Banks. Its abbreviation in the horticultural trade is Brs.[3]
- ^ a b c "Brassia R.Br." Plants of the World Online. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Retrieved 2023-08-03.
- ^ Flora of North America v 26 p 646, Brassia caudata
- ^ "My Huge List of Orchid Abbreviations". orchidsplus.com. 13 June 2014.