Bletia mexicana

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 mexicana

Name

Bletia mexicana (Greenm.) Sosa & M.W.Chase, Phytotaxa 456: 297 (2020)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Hexalectris mexicana Greenm., Proc. Amer. Acad. Arts 39: 77 (1903)
• Heterotypic
  • Corallorhiza grandiflora A.Rich. & Galeotti, Ann. Sci. Nat., Bot., sér. 3, 3: 19 (1845)
  • Neottia grandiflora (A.Rich. & Galeotti) Kuntze, Revis. Gen. Pl. 2: 674 (1891), nom. illeg.
  • Hexalectris grandiflora (A.Rich. & Galeotti) L.O.Williams, J. Arnold Arbor. 25: 81 (1944)
  • Hexalectris grandiflora f. luteoalba [[Paul Martin Brown|]], McAllen Int. Orchid Soc. J. 7(12): 6 (2006)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Northern America South-Central U.S.A. Texas. Mexico Mexico Central, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southwest. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Sosa, V. & Chase, M.W. 2020. Phytotaxa 456: 297.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Bletia mexicana. Accessed: 2023 Sep 15.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Bletia mexicana in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Sep 15. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Bletia mexicana. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published online. Accessed: 2023 Sep 15. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Bletia mexicana. Accessed: 15 Sep 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Bletia mexicana. Published online. Accessed: 15 Sep 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Bletia mexicana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 15 Sep 2023.