Brassavola is a genus of 21 orchids. They were named in 1813 by the Scottish botanist Robert Brown. The name comes from the Italian nobleman and physician Antonio Musa Brassavola. This genus is abbreviated B. in trade journals.
Lady-of-the-night Orchid Brassavola nodosa
Image: Brassavola cucullata Orchi 001
Image: Brassavola flagellaris Orchi 05
Image: Brassavola martiana fl
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae, a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Orchids are cosmopolitan plants that are found in almost every habitat on Earth except glaciers. The world's richest diversity of orchid genera and species is found in the tropics.
Orchid
A Phalaenopsis flower
Germinating seeds of the temperate orchid Anacamptis coriophora
Neotinea lactea, collected in Sardinia; the small size, compared to a one-Euro coin, and the two globose tuberoids typical of the Neotinea genus are highlighted