Bletia

Bletia catenulata (Typus)

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

Overview of species

B. adenocarpa – B. altilamellata – B. amabilis – B. antillana – B. campanulata – B. candida – B. catenulata – B. coccinea – B. concolor – B. ensifolia – B. florida – B. gracilis – B. greenmaniana – B. greenwoodiana – B. lilacina – B. macristhmochila – B. meridana – B. mixtecana – B. neglecta – B. nelsonii – B. netzeri – B. parkinsonii – B. patula – B. punctata – B. purpurata – B. purpurea – B. reflexa – B. riparia – B. roezlii – B. stenophylla – B. tenuifolia – B. urbana – B. villae – B. warfordiana

Nothospecies: (3)
B. × ekmanii – B. × similis – B. × tamayoana

Name

Bletia Ruiz & Pav., Fl. Peruv. Prodr.: 119, t. 26. 1794.

Type species: Bletia catenulata Ruiz & Pav., Syst. Veg. Fl. Peruv. Chil.: 229 (1798)

Synonymy

Heterotypic
- Gyas Salisb., Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 299 (1812)
- Bletiana Raf., Amer. Monthly Mag. & Crit. Rev. 2: 268 (1818)
- Thiebautia Colla, Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 3: 161 (1825)
- Crybe Lindl., Intr. Nat. Syst. Bot., ed. 2: 446 (1836)
- Anthogyas Raf., Fl. Tellur. 4: 44 (1838)
- Regnellia Barb.Rodr., Gen. Spec. Orchid. 1: 81 (1877)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:

Northern America
- Mexico
  - Mexico Central, Mexico Gulf, Mexico Northeast, Mexico Northwest, Mexico Southeast, Mexico Southwest.
- Southeastern U.S.A.
  - Florida.
Southern America
- Brazil
  - Brazil North, Brazil Northeast, Brazil South, Brazil Southeast, Brazil West-Central.
- Caribbean
  - Bahamas, Cuba, Dominican Republic, Haiti, Jamaica, Leeward Islands, Puerto Rico, Trinidad-Tobago, Windward Islands.
- Central America
  - Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, Panamá.
- Northern South America
  - French Guiana, Guyana, Suriname, Venezuela.
- Southern South America
  - Argentina Northwest, Paraguay.
- Western South America
  - Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru.

References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 167 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page.

Ruiz, H. & Pavon, J. 1794. Florae Peruvianae, et Chilensis prodromus, sive Novorum generum plantarum Peruvianarum, et Chilensium descriptiones, et icones. XXII+154 pp., 37 tt. Sancha, Madrid. Biblioteca Digital Reference page.

Links

Emonocot.org 2014. Bletia in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 May 7.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Bletia in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 June 18.

International Plant Names Index. 2012. Bletia. Published online. Accessed Sept. 5 2012.

The Plant List 2013. Bletia in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2014 May 7.

Tropicos.org 2012. Bletia . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2012 Sept. 5.

Vernacular names

Перем Коми: Блетия
коми: Блетия
мокшень: Блетия
олык марий: Блетия
кырык мары: Блети
Nāhuatl: Tzaucxōchitl
удмурт: Блетия

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