Bletia purpurata

Vernacular names [edit wikidata 'Bletia purpurata']

No common name has yet been provided in this gallery nor in wikidata 'Bletia purpurata'

APG IV Classification: Domain: Eukaryota • (unranked): Archaeplastida • Regnum: Plantae • Cladus: Angiosperms • Cladus: monocots • Ordo: Asparagales • Familia: Orchidaceae • Subfamilia: Epidendroideae • Tribus: Epidendreae • Subtribus: Bletiinae • Genus: Bletia • Species: Bletia purpurata Ruiz & Pav. (1798)

Synonyms
Heterotypic synonyms Arethusa tigridiifolia Lex. in P.de La Llave & J.M.de Lexarza, Nov. Veg. Descr. 2 (Orchid. Opusc.): 14 (1825) Crybe rosea Lindl., Intr. Nat. Syst. Bot., ed. 2: 446 (1836) Arethusa rosea (Lindl.) Benth. ex Hemsl., Biol. Cent.-Amer., Bot. 3: 304 (1884) Arethusa grandiflora S.Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 26: 154 (1891) Bletia rosea (Lindl.) Dressler, Taxon 13: 248 (1964)

Flowers

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Botanical illustrations

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  Bletia purpurata
  (as syn.
  Crybe rosea)
  plate 1872 in:
  Edwards's Bot. Register
  (Orchidaceae),
  vol. 22,
  (1836)

Native distribution areas
Reference: Brummitt, R.K. (2001) TDGW - World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition Northern America Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest, Mexico Southeast. Southern America Central America El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua.

Selected Weblinks

Wikispecies has an entry on: Bletia purpurata.

• Kew Gardens 'World Checklist' link : Bletia purpurata