Broughtonia
Broughtonia sanguinea
1836 illustration
Scientific classification Edit this classification
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]

ImageNameDistributionElevation (m)
Broughtonia cubensis (Lindl.) Cogn. in I.UrbanCuba
Broughtonia domingensis (Lindl.) RolfeHispaniola, Mona Island0 - 200 meters
Broughtonia lindenii (Lindl.) DresslerCuba, Bahamas0 - 200 meters
Broughtonia negrilensis FowlieJamaica89 meters
Broughtonia ortgiesiana (Rchb.f.) DresslerCuba
Broughtonia sanguinea (Sw.) R.Br. in W.T.AitonJamaica0 - 800 meters

Natural Hybrids

ImageNameParentageDistributionElevation (m)
Broughtonia × guanahacabibensis Múj.Benítez, E.González & J.M.Díaz(B. cubensis × B. ortgiesiana)Cuba[2]
Broughtonia × jamaicensis 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. 1 2 3 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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