Bletia purpurata

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Bletia purpurata
Bletia purpurata (as Crybe rosea) - Edwards vol 22 pl 1872 (1836).jpg
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Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Bletia
Species:
B. purpurata
Binomial name
Bletia purpurata
Synonyms
  • Arethusa tigridiifolia Lex.
  • Crybe rosea Lindl.
  • Laelia purpurata var. praetexta Rchb.f.
  • Arethusa rosea (Lindl.) Benth. ex Hemsl.
  • Arethusa grandiflora S.Watson
  • Bletia rosea (Lindl.) Dressler

Bletia purpurata is a species of orchid widespread across much of Mexico and Central America, from Nicaragua to Tamaulipas, Sinaloa and Baja California Sur. [1] [2] [3]

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References

  1. Hágsater, E. & M. Soto. 2003. Orchids of Mexico. Icones Orchidacearum (Mexico) 5–6: i–xxii, t. 501–t. 700.
  2. Hamer, F. 1988. Orchids of Central America. Selbyana 10(Suppl.): 1–430.
  3. Stevens, W. D., C. Ulloa Ulloa, A. Pool & O. M. Montiel. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Monographs in systematic botany from the Missouri Botanical Garden 85: i–xlii,.