Broughtonia

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Broughtonia
Broughtonia sanguinea (1836).jpg
Broughtonia sanguinea
1836 illustration
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Laeliinae
Genus: Broughtonia
R.Br.
Type species
Broughtonia sanguinea
(Sw.) R.Br. in W.T.Aiton
Synonyms[1]
  • Laeliopsis Lindl.
  • Cattleyopsis Lem.

Broughtonia is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae) native to the Bahamas and the Greater Antilles.[1] The genus is abbreviated Bro in trade journals.

Species[]

As presently constituted (May 2014), Broughtonia consists of 6 accepted natural species plus one recognized nothospecies.[1]

Image Name Distribution Elevation (m)
(Lindl.) Cogn. in I.Urban Cuba
Broughtonia domingensis.JPG (Lindl.) Rolfe Hispaniola, Mona Island 0 - 200 meters
Broughtonia lindenii Orchi 001.jpg (Lindl.) Dressler Cuba, Bahamas 0 - 200 meters
Broughtonia negrilensis 'Wakayama' Fowlie, Orchid Digest 25 418 (1961) (38917299020) - cropped.jpg Fowlie Jamaica 89 meters
(Rchb.f.) Dressler Cuba
Broughtonia sanguinea Orchi 002.jpg Broughtonia sanguinea (Sw.) R.Br. in W.T.Aiton Jamaica 0 - 800 meters

Natural Hybrids[]

Image Name Parentage Distribution Elevation (m)
Múj.Benítez, E.González & J.M.Díaz (B. cubensis × B. ortgiesiana) Cuba[2]
Sauleda & R.M.Adams (B. negrilensis × B. sanguinea) Jamaica

The haploid chromosome number of one species, B. sanguinea, has been determined as n = 20.[3]

References[]

  1. ^ a b c Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Mújica, Ernesto; González, Elaine; Bocourt, José L.; SantaCruz, Esther L.; Díaz, J. M. (2015-10-08). "A new natural hybrid of Broughtonia (Orchidaceae) from Cuba". Lankesteriana. Universidad de Costa Rica. 15 (3). doi:10.15517/lank.v15i3.21432. ISSN 2215-2067.
  3. ^ page 250. Leonardo P. Felix and Marcelo Guerra: "Variation in chromosome number and the basic number of subfamily Epidendroideae (Orchidaceae)" Botanical Journal of the Linnean Society 163(2010)234-278, The Linnean Society of London
  • Nir, M. Orchidaceae Antillanae, 49–52, 2000.


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