View source for Bletia ← Bletia You do not have permission to edit this page, for the following reason: The action you have requested is limited to users in the group: Users. You can view and copy the source of this page. {{Treatment/ID |accepted_name=Bletia |accepted_authority=Ruiz & Pavon |publications={{Treatment/Publication |title=Fl. Peruv. Prodr., |place=119, plate 26. 1794 |year=1794 }} |basionyms= |synonyms= |hierarchy=Orchidaceae;Orchidaceae subfam. Epidendroideae;Orchidaceae tribe Arethuseae;Orchidaceae (tribe Arethuseae) subtribe Bletiinae;Bletia |hierarchy_nav=<div class="higher-taxa"><div class="higher-taxon"><small>family</small>[[Orchidaceae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subfamily</small>[[Orchidaceae subfam. Epidendroideae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>tribe</small>[[Orchidaceae tribe Arethuseae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>subtribe</small>[[Orchidaceae (tribe Arethuseae) subtribe Bletiinae]]</div><div class="higher-taxon"><small>genus</small>[[Bletia]]</div></div> |etymology=For Luis Blet, a Catalonian apothecary of the eighteenth century who accompanied Ruiz and Pavón on their New World explorations |volume=Volume 26 |mention_page=page 495, 604 |treatment_page=page 602 }}<!-- --><span class="statement" id="st-d0_s0" data-properties="plants herb growth form or habitat;plants herb growth form;plants herb architecture"><b>Plants </b>herbs, terrestrial, cespitose, sympodial.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s1" data-properties="root texture"><b>Roots </b>fleshy, velamentous.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s2" data-properties="rhizome height or length or size;rhizome fragility or size;pseudobulb height or length or size;pseudobulb fragility or size"><b>Stems </b>short, stout rhizomes and pseudobulbs.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s3" data-properties="leaf duration;leaf quantity;leaf position;leaf position;leaf architecture"><b>Leaves </b>deciduous, 3–5, basal and cauline, petiolate;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s4" data-properties="blade architecture;blade shape or vernation;blade width">blade articulate, pleated, thin.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s5" data-properties="inflorescence position;raceme orientation;raceme architecture;raceme architecture;panicle architecture;panicle orientation;panicle architecture;panicle architecture"><b>Inflorescences </b>lateral, racemes or sparsely branched panicles, erect, scapose, 3–80-flowered;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s6" data-properties="floral bract arrangement;floral bract shape">floral bracts distant, tubular.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s7" data-properties="flower orientation"><b>Flowers </b>resupinate;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s8" data-properties="sepal fusion;petal fusion">sepals and petals subsimilar, distinct;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s9" data-properties="lip fixation;margin shape">lip attached to base of column, margins entire to 3-lobed;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s10" data-properties="disc architecture or pubescence or relief;disc shape;disc shape;crest quantity;crest shape">disc smooth, lamellate or with 5–7 denticulate crests;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s11" data-properties="column shape;column course or shape;column architecture">column elongate, arcuate, sometimes winged distally;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s12" data-properties="anther position or structure subtype;anther arrangement or orientation">anther terminal, incumbent;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s13" data-properties="pollinium quantity;pollinium coloration;pollinium shape;pollinium texture;pollinium texture;pollinium texture;set quantity;set quantity">pollinia 8 in 2 sets of 4, yellow, compressed, hard, waxy or rarely mealy;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s14" data-properties="stigma architecture or shape">stigma entire;</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s15" data-properties="ovary architecture">ovary pedicellate.</span> <span class="statement" id="st-d0_s16" data-properties="fruits capsule shape"><b>Fruits </b>capsules, cylindric.</span><!-- -->{{Treatment/Body |distribution=s Fla.;Mexico;West Indies;Central America;South America |discussion=<p>Species 31 (2 in the flora).</p> |tables= |references= }}<!-- --><div class="treatment-key"> ==Key== <div class="treatment-key-group"> {| class="wikitable fna-keytable" |-id=key-0-1 |1 |Sepals (12–)15–26 mm; pedicellate ovary 9–18 mm; column foot present. |[[Bletia purpurea|Bletia purpurea]] |-id=key-0-1 |1 |Sepals 30–40 mm; pedicellate ovary 20–35 mm; column foot absent. |[[Bletia patula|Bletia patula]] |} </div></div><!-- -->{{#Taxon: name=Bletia |author=James D. Ackerman |authority=Ruiz & Pavon |rank=genus |parent rank=subtribe |synonyms= |basionyms= |family=Orchidaceae |distribution=s Fla.;Mexico;West Indies;Central America;South America |reference=None |publication title=Fl. Peruv. Prodr., |publication year=1794 |special status= |source xml=https://bibilujan@bitbucket.org/aafc-mbb/fna-fine-grained-xml.git/src/84153f6d59a0a91d69695978a64cee7560374f8e/V26/V26_1228.xml |subfamily=Orchidaceae subfam. Epidendroideae |tribe=Orchidaceae tribe Arethuseae |subtribe=Orchidaceae (tribe Arethuseae) subtribe Bletiinae |genus=Bletia |anther arrangement or orientation=incumbent |anther position or structure subtype=terminal |blade architecture=articulate |blade shape or vernation=pleated |blade width=thin |column architecture=winged |column course or shape=arcuate |column shape=elongate |crest quantity=5;7 |crest shape=denticulate |disc architecture or pubescence or relief=smooth |disc shape=with 5-7 denticulate crests;lamellate |floral bract arrangement=distant |floral bract shape=tubular |flower orientation=resupinate |fruits capsule shape=cylindric |inflorescence position=lateral |leaf architecture=petiolate |leaf duration=deciduous |leaf position=cauline;basal |leaf quantity=3;5 |lip fixation=attached |margin shape=entire;3-lobed |ovary architecture=pedicellate |panicle architecture=3-80-flowered;scapose;branched |panicle orientation=erect |petal fusion=distinct |plants herb architecture=sympodial |plants herb growth form=cespitose |plants herb growth form or habitat=terrestrial |pollinium coloration=yellow |pollinium quantity=8 |pollinium shape=compressed |pollinium texture=mealy;ceraceous;hard |pseudobulb fragility or size=stout |pseudobulb height or length or size=short |raceme architecture=3-80-flowered;scapose |raceme orientation=erect |rhizome fragility or size=stout |rhizome height or length or size=short |root texture=fleshy |sepal fusion=distinct |set quantity=4;2 |stigma architecture or shape=entire }}<!-- -->[[Category:Treatment]][[Category:Orchidaceae (tribe Arethuseae) subtribe Bletiinae]] Templates used on this page: Template:Orchidaceae (view source) Template:Treatment/AuthorLink (view source) Template:Treatment/Body (view source) Template:Treatment/Body/Maps (view source) Template:Treatment/ID (view source) Template:Treatment/Publication (view source) Return to Bletia.