Bletia
Encyclopedia
Bletia is a genus
of about 30 species
of orchids (family
Orchidaceae), almost of all of which are terrestrial, some are occasionally lithophytic or epiphytic. It is named after Spanish
botanist and pharmacist
Don Luis Blet. The genus is distributed from Florida
south to Brazil
.
The following genera: Anthogyas Raf.
, Bletiana Raf.
, Crybe Lindl.
, Gyas Salisb.
, Regnellia Barb. Rodr. and Thiebautia Colla
have been brought into synonymy with Bletia.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of about 30 species
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of orchids (family
Family (biology)
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Orchidaceae), almost of all of which are terrestrial, some are occasionally lithophytic or epiphytic. It is named after Spanish
Spain
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botanist and pharmacist
Pharmacist
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Don Luis Blet. The genus is distributed from Florida
Florida
Florida is a state in the southeastern United States, located on the nation's Atlantic and Gulf coasts. It is bordered to the west by the Gulf of Mexico, to the north by Alabama and Georgia and to the east by the Atlantic Ocean. With a population of 18,801,310 as measured by the 2010 census, it...
south to Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
.
The following genera: Anthogyas Raf.
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz, as he is known in Europe, was a nineteenth-century polymath who made notable contributions to botany, zoology, the study of prehistoric earthworks in North America and Mesoamerican ancient linguistics.Rafinesque was eccentric, and is often portrayed as an...
, Bletiana Raf.
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz
Constantine Samuel Rafinesque-Schmaltz, as he is known in Europe, was a nineteenth-century polymath who made notable contributions to botany, zoology, the study of prehistoric earthworks in North America and Mesoamerican ancient linguistics.Rafinesque was eccentric, and is often portrayed as an...
, Crybe Lindl.
John Lindley
John Lindley FRS was an English botanist, gardener and orchidologist.-Early years:Born in Catton, near Norwich, England, John Lindley was one of four children of George and Mary Lindley. George Lindley was a nurseryman and pomologist and ran a commercial nursery garden...
, Gyas Salisb.
Richard Anthony Salisbury
Richard Anthony Salisbury FRS was a British botanist. While he is remembered as a valuable worker in horticultural and botanical sciences, several bitter disputes caused him to be ostracised by his contemporaries.-Life:...
, Regnellia Barb. Rodr. and Thiebautia Colla
Luigi Aloysius Colla
Luigi Aloysius Colla was an Italian botanist of the late 18th and early 19th Centuries. He was a member of the Provisional Government of Savoy from December 12, 1798 to April 2, 1799, taking his turn as chairman of the government in rotation for a ten-day term...
have been brought into synonymy with Bletia.
List of species
- Bletia adenocarpa Rchb.f. (1856)
- Bletia amabilis C.Schweinf. (1938)
- Bletia antillana M.A.Diaz & Sosa (1997)
- Bletia campanulata Lex. (1825)
- Bletia candida Kraenzl. (1920)
- Bletia catenulataBletia catenulataBletia catenulata is a species of orchid....
Ruiz & Pav. (1798 - Bletia coccinea Lex. (1825)
- Bletia concolor Dressler (1968)
- Bletia ensifolia L.O.Williams (1946)
- Bletia floridaBletia floridaBletia florida is a species of orchid....
(Salisb.) R.Br. (1813) - Bletia gracilisBletia gracilisBletia gracilis is a species of orchid....
Lodd. (1833) - Bletia greenmaniana L.O.Williams (1946)
- Bletia greenwoodiana Sosa (1994)
- Bletia lilacina A.Rich. & Galeotti (1845)
- Bletia macristhmochila Greenm. (1897)
- Bletia meridana (Rchb.f.) Garay & Dunst. (1976)
- Bletia neglecta Sosa (1994)
- Bletia nelsonii Ames (1922)
- Bletia netzeri Senghas (1993)
- Bletia parkinsoniiBletia parkinsoniiBletia parkinsonii is a species of orchid....
Hook. (1839) - Bletia parviflora Ruiz & Pav. (1798)
- Bletia patulaBletia patulaBletia patula is a species of orchid....
Hook. (1836) - Bletia punctata Lex. (1825)
- Bletia purpurataBletia purpurataBletia purpurata is a species of orchid....
A.Rich. & Galeotti (1845) - Bletia purpurea (Lam.) DC. (1840)
- Bletia reflexaBletia reflexaBletia reflexa is a species of orchid....
Lindl. (1836) - Bletia repanda Ruiz & Pav. (1798)
- Bletia riparia Sosa & Palestina (2002)
- Bletia roezlii Rchb.f. (1876)
- Bletia similis Dressler (1968)
- Bletia stenophylla Schltr. (1919)
- Bletia tenuifolia Ames & C.Schweinf. (1933)
- Bletia uniflora Ruiz & Pav. (1798)
- Bletia urbana Dressler (1968)
- Bletia warfordiana Sosa (1994)