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

B. chartacea – B. foliosa – B. formosana – 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. TDGW – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2^nd Edition

References

Primary references

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

Links

'eFloras 2009. Bletilla in Flora of China vol. 25 Orchidaceae --> pdf Bletilla
Emonocot.org 2018. Bletilla in The Orders and Families of Monocotyledons. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 October 8.

Govaerts, R. et al. 2018. Bletilla in World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 October 8.

International Plant Names Index. 2018. Bletilla. Published online. Accessed 8 October 2018.

The Plant List 2013. Bletilla in The Plant List Version 1.1. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 October 8.

Tropicos.org 2018. Bletilla . Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2018 October 8.

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

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