familyOrchidaceae
subfamilyOrchidaceae subfam. Epidendroideae
tribeOrchidaceae tribe Maxillarieae
subtribeOrchidaceae (tribe Maxillarieae) subtribe Oncidiinae
genusBrassia
speciesBrassia caudata

Brassia caudata

(Linnaeus) Lindley

Bot. Reg. 10: plate 832. 1824.

Mark W. Chase
Illustrated
Basionym: Epidendrum caudatum Linnaeus Syst. Nat. ed. 10, 2: 1246. 1759
Treatment appears in FNA Volume 26. Treatment on page 646.
Please click on the illustration for a higher resolution version.
Illustrator: Barbara Alongi

Copyright: Flora of North America Association

Plants epiphytic, with prominent pseudobulbs, base covered by sheathing bracts, to 50 cm (exclusive of inflorescence). Leaves 1–2 with 1–3 foliaceous bracts; blade 12–40 × 2–8 cm, leathery. Inflorescences to 50 cm; bracts 0.5–1.3 cm. Flowers yellow to yellow-orange or yellow-green with redbrown spots on all perianth parts; sepals 30–200 × 3–6 mm, apex acuminate-setaceous; petals shorter than sepals, 14–37 × 3–5 mm, apex acuminate; lip yellow to yellow-green with several large redbrown spots near lip callus, ovatelanceolate, 14–27 × 8–14 mm, apex abruptly acuminate; callus of 2 pubescent lamellae, each with distal tooth; column yellow, 2 mm. Capsules 1–15 cm.


Phenology: Flowering winter–summer (Jan–Aug).
Habitat: Epiphytic in hammocks
Elevation: 0[–1000] m

Distribution

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Fla., Mexico, West Indies, Central America, n South America

Discussion

This widespread species is extremely variable in the dimensions of the sepals and petals. Plants in collections from Florida are generally smaller than those from other parts of the range.

Selected References

None.

Lower Taxa

None.
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Anther arrangement
separating +
Anther reproduction
self-pollination +
Apex shape
acuminate +  and acuminate-setaceous +
Author
Mark W. Chase +
Authority
(Linnaeus) Lindley +
Base some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br />) +
Basionyms
Epidendrum caudatum +
Berry dehiscence
indehiscent +
Between pedicel and peduncle layer life cycle
abscission +
Blade architecture
not +  and articulate +
Blade arrangement
conduplicate +  and plicate +
Blade arrangement or vernation
conduplicate +
Blade length
12 cm120 mm <br />0.12 m <br /> (40 cm400 mm <br />0.4 m <br />) +
Blade shape
flattened +  and oblong-lanceolate +
Blade texture
leathery +
Blade width
2 cm20 mm <br />0.02 m <br /> (8 cm80 mm <br />0.08 m <br />) +
Bract architecture
foliaceous +
Bract architecture or shape
sheathing +
Bract height or length or size
short +
Bract quantity
1;3 +
Bract shape
triangular +
Bract some measurement
0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br /> (1.3 cm13 mm <br />0.013 m <br />) +
Callus prominence
prominent +
Callus shape
2-lamellate +
Capsule some measurement
1 cm10 mm <br />0.01 m <br /> (?) +  and 15 cm150 mm <br />0.15 m <br /> (?) +
Column architecture
footless +
Column coloration
yellow +
Column some measurement
2 +
Distribution
Fla. +, Mexico +, West Indies +, Central America +  and n South America +
Elevation
0[–1000] m +
Endosperm presence
absent +
Extrafloral nectary presence
absent +
Flower architecture
3-merous +, sessile +  and pedicellate +
Flower architecture or shape
symmetric +
Flower coloration
redbrown spots +, yellow +  and yellow-orange or yellow-green +
Flower orientation
not +  and resupinate +
Flower position
epigynous +
Flower reproduction
bisexual +
Fruits capsule texture
fleshy +
Gynoecium architecture
3-carpellate +
Gynoecium fusion
connate +
Habitat
Epiphytic in hammocks +
Illustration
Present +
Illustration copyright
Flora of North America Association +
Illustrator
Barbara Alongi +
Inflorescence position
lateral +
Inflorescence some measurement
0 cm0 mm <br />0 m <br /> (50 cm500 mm <br />0.5 m <br />) +
Lamella pubescence
pubescent +
Lamella quantity
2 +
Lateral sepal fusion
connate +
Lateral sepal quantity
3 +
Leaf architecture
petiolate +, sessile +  and simple +
Leaf architecture or arrangement or growth form
solitary +
Leaf arrangement
duplicate +, convolute +, whorled +, opposite +, distichous +  and alternate +
Leaf atypical quantity
1 (2) +
Leaf position
cauline +  and basal +
Leaf quantity
1 (?) +  and 2 (?) +
Leaf size
reduced +
Lip coloration
redbrown spots +, yellow +  and yellow-green +
Lip length
1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br /> (2.7 cm27 mm <br />0.027 m <br />) +
Lip quantity
several +
Lip shape
ovatelanceolate +
Lip size
large +
Lip width
0.8 cm8 mm <br />0.008 m <br /> (1.4 cm14 mm <br />0.014 m <br />) +
Margin architecture or shape
entire +
Median petal development
modified +
Median petal size
differing in form and color +
Number of lower taxa
0 +
Ovary architecture
compound +
Ovary position
inferior +
Ovule orientation
anatropous +
Ovule quantity
numerous +
Ovule size
minute +
Packet size
small +
Panicle architecture
1-many-flowered +  and cymose +
Panicle architecture or arrangement
lax +
Panicle density
dense +
Panicle life cycle
flowering +
Panicle orientation
pendent +  and erect +
Part development
modified +
Perianth architecture
petaloid +
Petal fusion
free +  and distinct +
Petal height or length or size
shorter +
Petal length
14mm;37mm +
Petal length or size
long +
Petal quantity
3 +
Petal shape
attenuate-caudate +
Petal width
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.5 cm5 mm <br />0.005 m <br />) +
Phenology
Flowering winter–summer (Jan–Aug). +
Pollen-grain architecture or shape
subdivided +
Pollen-grain pubescence or relief or texture
granular +
Pollinium quantity
2 (8) +
Portion reproduction
fertile +
Pseudobulb architecture
single-noded +
Pseudobulb prominence
prominent +
Pseudobulb size
reduced +
Publication title
Bot. Reg. +
Publication year
1824 +
Reference
None +
Rhizome growth form or orientation
creeping +
Root location
aerial +  and subterranean +
Rostellum prominence
not prominent +
Seed quantity
numerous +
Seed size
minute +
Sepal coloration
greener +
Sepal fusion
free +  and distinct +
Sepal length
? (?) +
Sepal length or size
long +
Sepal shape
attenuate-caudate +
Sepal texture
foliaceous +
Sepal variability
not +  and alike +
Sepal width
0.3 cm3 mm <br />0.003 m <br /> (0.6 cm6 mm <br />0.006 m <br />) +
Slit dehiscence or orientation
longitudinal +
Sort variability
various +
Source xml
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Special status
Illustrated +
Stamen arrangement
opposite +
Stamen fusion
adnate +
Stamen quantity
1;2 +
Stem architecture
branched +, or +  and simple +
Stem development
modified +
Stem fragility
delicate +
Stem orientation
pendent +  and erect +
Stem reproduction
proliferous +
Stem shape
elongate +
Stem size
reduced +
Stigma shape
concave +  and convex +
Stigmatic cavity shape
round +
Stipule presence
absent +
Style fusion
adnate +
Subtending pseudobulb architecture
single-noded +
Taxon family
Orchidaceae +
Taxon name
Brassia caudata +
Taxon parent
Brassia +
Taxon rank
species +
Tepal quantity
6 +
Tuberoid architecture
stolonoid +
Velaman architecture
multilayered +
Velaman texture
spongy +
Volume
Volume 26 +
Whole organism coloration
green +
Whole organism duration
annual +  and perennial +
Whole organism growth form
plant +
Whole organism habitat
epiphytic +
Whole organism location
subterranean +
Whole organism nutrition
saprophytic +, photosynthetic +  and mycotrophic +
Whorl quantity
2 +