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Brassia lawrenceana

Brassia lawrenceana

9.9
A South American orchid with pale yellow or green flowers that look like spiders
  • noun
  • Specialized
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  • Many orchid enthusiasts appreciate the unique spiderlike blooms of Brassia lawrenceana.

Examples

  • The Brassia lawrenceana thrives in humid, tropical forests of South America.

  • Botanists recently discovered a new population of Brassia lawrenceana in the Amazon.

  • The Brassia lawrenceana is known for its unique shape.

  • Have you seen a Brassia lawrenceana bloom?

  • Many orchid enthusiasts appreciate the unique spiderlike blooms of Brassia lawrenceana.

  • Botanists recently discovered a new population of Brassia lawrenceana in the Amazon.

  • The Brassia lawrenceana thrives in humid, tropical forests of South America.

Synonyms

Brassia
vsBrassia lawrenceana
  • Specialized
9.9

An orchid with long thin flower parts and yellow or green spiderlike flowers

is one South American species within that genus rather than the whole group
spider orchid
vsBrassia lawrenceana
7.2

A flower with long thin petals that look like a spider

is limited to a single South American species rather than all spiderlike orchids

Surface Forms

Brassia lawrenceana singular
Brassia lawrenceanas plural

Morphology

Brassia + lawrenceana

This is a scientific binomial: 'Brassia' names a genus of orchids, so a learner who knows that word would understand the expression denotes a kind of Brassia orchid. The second element 'lawrenceana' is a species epithet (a proper-name derivative) that does not convey descriptive meaning, so the precise species identity or traits cannot be fully derived from the parts.

Etymology

Brassia lawrenceana has a two-part scientific name: the genus Brassia may be 'named after' a botanist called Brass, and the species lawrenceana likely 'honours' someone named Lawrence. The orchid's long, thin petals look like spider legs, so imagining a pale-yellow, spiderlike flower helps you remember that this South American orchid is called Brassia lawrenceana.