Bletia meridana

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 meridana

Name

Bletia meridana (Rchb.f.) Garay & Dunst., Venez. Orchids Ill. 6: 58 (1976)

Synonymy

• Basionym
  • Bletia florida var. meridana Rchb.f., Bonplandia (Hannover) 2: 22 (1854)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Southern America Northern South America Venezuela. Western South America Colombia. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Garay, L.A. & Dunsterville, G.C.K. 1976. Venezuelan Orchids Illustrated 6: 58.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2021. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Bletia meridana. Accessed: 2021 Mar 18.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2021. Bletia meridana 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 meridana 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 meridana. 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 meridana. Published online. Accessed: 18 Mar 2021.
• Tropicos.org 2021. Bletia meridana. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published online. Accessed: 18 Mar 2021.