Bletia purpurata

Bletia purpurata

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Epidendreae
Subtribus: Bletiinae
Genus: Bletia
Species: Bletia purpurata

Name

Bletia purpurata A.Rich. & Galeotti, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 3: 23 (1845)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • 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), nom. illeg.
  • Arethusa grandiflora S.Watson, Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 26: 154 (1891)
  • Bletia rosea (Lindl.) Dressler, Taxon 13: 248 (1964), nom. illeg.

Distribution

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

References

Primary references

• Richard, A. & Galeotti, H.G. 1845. Annales des Sciences Naturelles; Botanique, sér. 3 3: 23.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Bletia purpurata. Accessed: 2021 Mar 13.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Bletia purpurata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 13. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Bletia purpurata in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 13. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Bletia purpurata. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2021. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 13. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Bletia purpurata. Published online. Accessed: 13 Mar 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Bletia purpurata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Mar 2021.

Vernacular names

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