Bletia catenulata

Bletia catenulata

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 catenulata

Name

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

• Type species:

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Bletia repanda Ruiz & Pav, Syst. Veg. Fl. Peruv. Chil.: 229 (1798)
  • Epidendrum octandrum Vell., Fl. Flumin. 9: t. 21 (1831)
  • Bletia sanguinea Poepp. & Endl., Nov. Gen. Sp. Pl. 1: 56 (1835)
  • Bletia sherrattiana Bateman ex Hook.f., Bot. Mag. 93: t. 5646 (1867)
  • Regnellia purpurea Barb.Rodr., Gen. Spec. Orchid. 1: 79 (1877)
  • Bletia rodriguesii Cogn. in C.F.P.von Martius & auct. suc. (eds.), Fl. Bras. 3(5): 351 (1902)
  • Epistephium herzogianum Kraenzl., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 6: 21 (1908)
  • Bletia ecuadorensis Schltr., Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 14: 393 (1916)
  • Bletia catenulata var. caerulea L.C.Menezes, Schlechteriana 4: 156 (1993)
  • Bletia catenulata var. alba L.C.Menezes, Orquidário 17: 165 (2003)
  • Bletia catenulata f. caerulea (L.C.Menezes) F.Barros & J.A.N.Bat., Orquidologia Sul-Amer.: 100 (2004)
  • Bletia catenulata f. alba (L.C.Menezes) Meneguzzo, Neodiversity 5: 25 (2010)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Western South America Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador, Peru. Brazil Brazil West-Central, Brazil Northeast, Brazil Southeast, Brazil North, Brazil South. Southern South America Paraguay. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Ruiz López, H. & Pavón, J.A. 1798. Systema Vegetabilium Florae Peruvianae et Chilensis 1: 229.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Bletia catenulata. Accessed: 2021 Mar 13.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Bletia catenulata 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 catenulata 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 catenulata. 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 catenulata. Published online. Accessed: 13 Mar 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Bletia catenulata. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 13 Mar 2021.

Vernacular names

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