Definition of Brassia lawrenceana

1. Noun. South American orchid with spiderlike pale-yellow to pale-green flowers.

Exact synonyms: Spider Orchid
Generic synonyms: Orchid, Orchidaceous Plant
Group relationships: Brassia, Genus Brassia

Lexicographical Neighbors of Brassia Lawrenceana

Brannock Devices
Branson
Branta
Branta bernicla
Branta canadensis
Branta leucopsis
Braque
Brasdor's method
Brasenia
Brasenia schreberi
Brasil
Brasilia

Literary usage of Brassia lawrenceana

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Paxton's Magazine of Botany, and Register of Flowering Plants by Sir Joseph Paxton (1841)
"... border during the summer months, and add a pretty feature to its common ornaments. Bot. Mag. 3858. brassia lawrenceana. Mrs. Lawrence, of Baling Park ..."

2. The Florist and Pomologist: A Pictorial Monthly Magazine of Flowers, Fruits by Robert Hogg (1870)
"In brassia lawrenceana longissima we have a magnificent Costa Bica plant, with deep tawny orange sepals 7 in. long, marked with a few large purple spots, ..."

3. In the Guiana Forest: Studies of Nature in Relation to the Struggle for Life by James Rodway (1894)
"There, on the side of a branch, is a fine clump of brassia lawrenceana, its spikes of yellow flowers dotted with crimson arching gracefully over, ..."

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