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.

Vernacular names

English: Slender pinepink

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