Bletia florida

Bletia florida

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 florida

Name

Bletia florida (Salisb.) R.Br. in W.T.Aiton, Hortus Kew. 5: 206 (1813)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Limodorum floridum Salisb., Prodr. Stirp. Chap. Allerton: 9 (1796)
• Homotypic
  • Gyas florida (Salisb.) Salisb., Trans. Hort. Soc. London 1: 299 (1812)
  • Cymbidium floridum (Salisb.) Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 121 (1831)
  • Bletilla florida (Salisb.) Rchb.f., Fl. Serres Jard. Eur. 8: 246 (1853)
• Heterotypic
  • Thiebautia nervosa Colla, Mém. Soc. Linn. Paris 3: 161 (1825)
  • Bletia shepherdii Hook., Bot. Mag. 61: t. 3319 (1834)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Caribbean Cayman Islands, Cuba, Jamaica, Trinidad-Tobago (introduced). References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Brown, R. 1813. Hortus Kewensis; or, a Catalogue of the Plants Cultivated in the Royal Botanic Garden at Kew. London2nd ed.) 5: 206.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Bletia florida. Accessed: 2021 Mar 18.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Bletia florida in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 18. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Bletia florida in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published online. Accessed: 2021 Mar 18. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2021. Bletia florida. 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 18. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2021. Bletia florida. Published online. Accessed: 18 Mar 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Bletia florida. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Mar 2021.

Vernacular names

English: Slender pinepink

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