Bletia Explained

Bletia is a genus of about 30 species of orchids (family Orchidaceae), almost all of which are terrestrial; some are occasionally lithophytic or epiphytic.^{[1] [2]} It is named after Spanish botanist and pharmacist Don Luis Blet. The genus is widespread across Florida, Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and South America as far south as Argentina.^{[3] [4] [5] [6]}

List of species

Accepted species as of May 2014:^[3]

• Bletia adenocarpa Rchb.f.
• Bletia amabilis C.Schweinf.
• Bletia antillana M.A.Diaz & Sosa
• Bletia campanulata Lex.
• Bletia candida Kraenzl.
• Bletia catenulata Ruiz & Pav.
• Bletia coccinea Lex.
• Bletia concolor Dressler
• Bletia ensifolia L.O.Williams
• Bletia florida (Salisb.) R.Br.
• Bletia gracilis Lodd.
• Bletia greenmaniana L.O.Williams
• Bletia greenwoodiana Sosa
• Bletia lilacina A.Rich. & Galeotti
• Bletia macristhmochila Greenm.
• Bletia meridana (Rchb.f.) Garay & Dunst.
• Bletia neglecta Sosa
• Bletia nelsonii Ames
• Bletia netzeri Senghas
• Bletia parkinsonii Hook.
• Bletia parviflora Ruiz & Pav.
• Bletia patula Hook.
• Bletia punctata Lex.
• Bletia purpurata A.Rich. & Galeotti
• Bletia purpurea (Lam.) DC.
• Bletia reflexa Lindl.
• Bletia repanda Ruiz & Pav.
• Bletia riparia Sosa & Palestina
• Bletia roezlii Rchb.f.
• Bletia similis Dressler
• Bletia stenophylla Schltr.
• Bletia tenuifolia Ames & C.Schweinf.
• Bletia uniflora Ruiz & Pav.
• Bletia urbana Dressler
• Bletia warfordiana Sosa

Notes and References

1. Bailey, L.H. & E.Z. Bailey. 1976. Hortus Third i–xiv, 1–1290. MacMillan, New York.
2. Forzza, R. C. 2010. Lista de espécies Flora do Brasil Web site: Archived copy . 2015-08-20 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150906080403/http://floradobrasil.jbrj.gov.br/2010/ . 2015-09-06 . . Jardim Botânico do Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro
3. http://apps.kew.org/wcsp/namedetail.do?name_id=22456 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
4. McLeish, I., N. R. Pearce & B. R. Adams. 1995. Native Orchids of Belize. 1–278.
5. http://bonap.net/MapGallery/County/Genus/Bletia.png Biota of North America Program, genus Bletia
6. http://www.efloras.org/florataxon.aspx?flora_id=1&taxon_id=104099 Flora of North America v 26 p 602, genus Bletia