Main Page | See live article | Alphabetical index Brassavola (R. Brown, 1813) is a genus of the Orchid family (Orchidaceae). Related to the genus Cattleya and Laelia, there are 18 species in the genus, native to the Americas. They have been used extensively in hybridization. The name comes from the Italian physician A.M. Brassavole. This article is from Wikipedia. All text is available under the terms of the GNU Free Documentation License.