Brassia caudata (Linnaeus) Lindley. Common name: Spider Orchid, Cricket Orchid. Phenology: Jan-Aug. Habitat: Rockland hammocks. Distribution: S. FL (Miami-Dade County); West Indies (Cuba, Jamaica, and Hispaniola); Mexico, Central America, and n. South America. At the time of Luer's explorations in s. FL, Brassia caudata was limited to one remaining hammock in Miami-Dade County; live plants have not been seen in FL since 1976.
Origin/Endemic status: Native
Synonymy ⓘ: = FNA26, K4, NS, POWO, S, WH3, WI; Epidendrum caudatum Linnaeus. Basionym: Epidendrum caudatum L. 1759
Links to other floras: = Brassia caudata - FNA26
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Heliophily ⓘ: 3
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© Roger L. Hammer | Original Image ⭷
© Scott Ward; inflorescence arising from pseudobulb base | Original Image ⭷
© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
© Scott Ward | Original Image ⭷
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