Brassavola is a genus of 21 orchids (family Orchidaceae). 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.
These species are widespread across Mexico, Central America, the West Indies and South America. They are epiphytes, and a few are lithophytes. A single, apical and succulent leaf grows on an elongated pseudobulb.
Lycaste cruenta is a plant belonging to the orchid genus Lycaste and native to Central America.
Lycaste cruenta has greenish yellow flowers with bright orange petals and labellum about 8Â cm (3Â in) wide. They appear in spring in the flower stems up to 15Â cm (6Â in) high, and there can be more than 20 flowers in one plant. They have a sweet scent resembling cinnamon in the evening. The leaves grow to 38Â cm (15Â in) long and 15Â cm (6Â in) wide and are shed before flowering. Lycaste cruenta has pseudobulbs up to 10Â cm (4Â in) long and 5Â cm (2Â in) wide.