Bletilla

Bletilla striata (Typus)

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Arethuseae
Subtribus: Coelogyninae
Genus: Bletilla

Overview of species (6)

B. chartacea – B. foliosa – B. formosana – B. guizhouensis – B. ochracea – B. striata

Name

Bletilla Rchb.f., Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 8: 246 (1853), nom. cons.

• Type species: Bletilla striata (Thunb.) Rchb.f., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 36: 75 (1878)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Jimensia Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 38 (1838)
  • Polytoma Lour. ex B.A.Gomes, Mem. Acad. Real Sci. Lisboa, 2 Cl. Sci. Moraes, n.s., 4(1): 30 (1868)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate China China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Tibet. Eastern Asia Japan, Korea, Nansei-shoto, Taiwan. Asia-Tropica Indo-China Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 35 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page. 

Primary references

• Reichenbach, H.G. 1853. Flore des Serres et des Jardins de l'Europe 8: 246. 1852-1853.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Bletilla. Accessed: 2021 Dec 1.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Bletilla in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 1. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Bletilla in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Dec 1. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Bletilla. 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 Dec 1. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Bletilla. Published online. Accessed: 1 Dec 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Bletilla. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 1 Dec 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Urn orchids
español: Orquídea urna
suomi: Mikadonkämmenet
français: Orchidée jacinthe
hornjoserbsce: Bletila
日本語: シラン (植物)
한국어: 자란
Tiếng Việt: Bạch cập
中文: 白芨, 白及属
中文（简体）: 白及属

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