Orchidaceae

Lady of the night orchid

Brassavola nodosa (L.) Lindl.

Family: Orchidaceae
Genus: Brassavola

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Lady of the night orchid: Brassavola nodosa — Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Common names

By language (8)

arz: براسافولا عقده
Chinese: 柏拉兰, 白拉索兰
English: Lady of the night orchid, Lady of the Night
Japanese: ブラッサボラ・ノドサ
pap: Orkidia blanku, Orkidia di mondi
Persian: ارکیده محبوبه شب
Portuguese: Abraça-palo
Thai: เจ้าหญิงรัตติกาล

Synonyms

Bletia nodosa (L.) Rchb.f.
Cymbidium nodosum (L.) Sw.
Epidendrum nodosum L.
Javieria nodosa (L.) Archila, Chiron & Szlach.

Characteristics

Growth habit: Forb/herb
Lifespan: Perennial
In the US and Canada: Puerto Rico: native

Photos

Photo: Orchi, CC BY-SA 3.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Scott Zona from Miami, Florida, USA, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Arne and Bent Larsen, Haarby, Denmark, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: Arne and Bent Larsen, Haarby, Denmark, CC BY-SA 2.5, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: snotch from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: snotch from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: snotch from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: snotch from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: snotch from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: snotch from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: sunoochi from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons
Photo: sunoochi from Sapporo, Hokkaido, Japan, CC BY 2.0, from Wikimedia Commons

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Sources: classification, synonyms from World Flora Online Plant List (2026-06, CC0 1.0); common names, popularity from Wikidata (2026-10-26, CC0 1.0); common names, US characteristics from USDA PLANTS Database (2025-05-29, CC0 1.0). About our plant data.