Broughtonia (plant)

Broughtonia
Broughtonia sanguinea
1836 illustration
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Laeliinae
Genus: Broughtonia
R.Br.
Type species
Broughtonia sanguinea
(Sw.) R.Br. in W.T.Aiton
Synonyms
  • Laeliopsis Lindl.
  • Cattleyopsis Lem.

Broughtonia is a genus of orchids (family Orchidaceae) native to the Bahamas and the Greater Antilles. The genus is abbreviated Bro in trade journals.