Bletia florida

Bletia florida is a species of orchid. It is native to Jamaica, Cuba and the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean. It is also reportedly naturalized in Trinidad & Tobago[1], as well as parts of Florida. [2]

Bletia florida
1831 illustration
Edwards's Botanical Register
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Genus: Bletia
Species:
B. florida
Binomial name
Bletia florida
(Salisb.) R.Br.
Synonyms[1]
  • Limodorum floridum Salisb.
  • Gyas florida (Salisb.) Salisb.
  • Bletia pallida Lodd.
  • Thiebautia nervosa Colla
  • Cymbidium floridum (Salisb.) Lindl.
  • Bletia shepherdii Hook.
  • Bletilla florida (Salisb.) Rchb.f.

References
  1. Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  2. http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Genus.aspx?id=189 Florida Plant Atlas
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