Aspasia (plant)

Aspasia
	Aspasia variegata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Cymbidieae
Subtribe:	Oncidiinae
Genus:	Aspasia; Lindl. (1833)
Type species
	Aspasia epidendroides; Lindl.
Species
	Aspasia barclayi; Aspasia epidendroides; Aspasia lunata; Aspasia omissa; Aspasia principissa; Aspasia psittacina; Aspasia silvana; Aspasia variegata;
Synonyms
	Trophianthus Scheidw. (1844)

Aspasia, abbreviated as Asp. in the horticultural trade, is a genus of 7 species of orchids occurring from southern Mexico to southern Brazil. The genus is closely related to Miltonia and Brassia. Aspasia species have few medium size flowers of exquisite colors which are occasionally cultivated or used to produce artificial hybrids.

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