Bletia patula Graham

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Species

Angiosperms > Asparagales > Orchidaceae > Bletia

Characteristics

Plants to 100 cm. Roots numerous, 1.5–3 mm diam. Stems pseudobulbs, ovoid to subglobose, 2–5 cm diam. Leaves: blade narrowly elliptic to narrowly oblanceolate, 25–75 × 1.5–4 cm, apex acuminate. Inflorescences 39–118 cm; floral bracts ovate-triangular to lanceolate, 1–3 mm, apex acute to acuminate. Flowers 5–22, pink to rosy purple, rarely entirely white; dorsal sepal elliptic-oblanceolate, 30–40 × 6–8 mm, apex acute to acuminate; lateral sepals similar but falcate; petals erect, oblong-elliptic, 30–35 × 5–6 mm, thinner than sepals, apex obtuse; lip adnate to base of column, clawed, 3-lobed, 30–35 × 27–31 mm, middle lobe subquadrangular, flabellate, emarginate, margins crispate-undulate, lateral lobes erect, flanking column, rounded to subquadrangular, broadest distally; disc lamellae 5, middle 3 white; column clavate, 23–25 mm, column foot absent; pedicellate ovary slender, 20–35 mm. Capsules pendulous, 3–4.5 cm × 8–10 mm.
Life form perennial
Growth form herb
Growth support free-standing
Foliage retention deciduous
Sexuality hermaphrodite
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Hardiness (USDA) 9-12

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Images

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Distribution

Bletia patula world distribution map, present in Cuba, Dominica, Haiti, Puerto Rico, and United States of America

Identifiers

LSID urn:lsid:ipni.org:names:617724-1
WFO ID wfo-0000345697
COL ID 5WM4H
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Wikipedia (EN) Link
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Synonyms

Bletia patula Bletia patula var. alba