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 | |
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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
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Binomial name | |
Bletia florida | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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References
edit- ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
- ^ http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Genus.aspx?id=189 Florida Plant Atlas