Brassavola nodosa

Lady of the night
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Brassavola
Species:
B. nodosa
Binomial name
Brassavola nodosa
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.

Scent

Brassavola nodosa is known for its exceptionally strong fragrance, which is emitted primarily after dark to attract night-pollinating moths. As is typical for moth-pollinated flowers, the scent of B. nodosa is described as "white floral". It is dominated by linalool, benzoates, salicylates, and nerolidol.[3]

At dusk, a B. nodosa specimen such as this emits a distinct and pleasant fragrance.

Genetics

The diploid chromosome number of B. nodosa has been determined to be 2n = 40.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. ^ Hágsater, E. & G. A. Salazar. 1990. Orchids of Mexico, pt. 1. Icones Orchidacearum (Mexico) 1: plates 1–100. Asociación Mexicana de Orquideología, México, D.F.
  3. ^ Kaiser, Roman (1993). The Scent of Orchids. Elsevier. ISBN 0-444-89841-7.
  4. ^ 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


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