Bletia


Bletia is a genus of about 30 species of orchids, almost 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 widespread across Florida, Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and South America as far south as Argentina.

List of species

Accepted species include:Bletia adenocarpa Rchb.f.Bletia altilamellata GarayBletia amabilis C.Schweinf.Bletia antillana M.A.Diaz & SosaBletia arizonica Sosa & M.W.ChaseBletia brevicaulis Sosa & M.W.ChaseBletia campanulata Lex.Bletia candida Kraenzl.Bletia carabiaiana L.O.WilliamsBletia catenulata Ruiz & Pav. Bletia coccinea Lex. Bletia colemanii Sosa & M.W.ChaseBletia concolor DresslerBletia corallicola Sosa & M.W.ChaseBletia × ekmanii Serguera & Sánchez Los.Bletia ensifolia L.O.WilliamsBletia fallax Sosa & M.W.ChaseBletia florida R.Br.Bletia gracilis Lodd.Bletia greenmaniana L.O.WilliamsBletia greenwoodiana SosaBletia hamiltoniana Sosa & M.W.ChaseBletia hoffmannii Sosa & M.W.ChaseBletia lilacina A.Rich. & GaleottiBletia macristhmochila Greenm. Bletia meridana Garay & Dunst. Bletia mexicana Sosa & M.W.ChaseBletia mixtecana Salazar & C.ChávezBletia neglecta SosaBletia nelsonii AmesBletia netzeri SenghasBletia nitida Sosa & M.W.ChaseBletia parkinsonii Hook.Bletia parva Sosa & M.W.ChaseBletia patula Hook.Bletia punctata Lex.Bletia purpurata A.Rich. & GaleottiBletia purpurea DC.Bletia reflexa Lindl.Bletia revoluta Sosa & M.W.ChaseBletia riparia Sosa & PalestinaBletia roezlii Rchb.f.Bletia santosii H.Ávila, J.G.González & Art.CastroBletia sarcophylla Rchb.f.Bletia × similis DresslerBletia spicata Sosa & M.W.ChaseBletia stenophylla Schltr.Bletia × tamayoana S.Rosillo ex SolteroBletia tenuifolia Ames & C.Schweinf.Bletia urbana DresslerBletia villae Soto ArenasBletia volubilis M.A.DíazBletia wageneri Rchb.f.Bletia warfordiana Sosa Bletia warnockii Sosa & M.W.ChaseBletia wrightii Acuña