Bletia purpurea (Lam.) DC.
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Filed As
Orchidaceae
Bletia purpurea (Lam.) DC. -
Collector(s)
R. Arvigo 675 with P. Cocon, H. Robinson, G. Shropshire, 25 Aug 1992
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Location
Belize. Belize. Old Northern Highway. Mile 48.
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Habitat
Roadside.
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Description
Herb to .75m; root bulbous; flowers purple.
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Specimen Notes
1 dup to Belize College of Agriculture
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Identifiers
NY Barcode: 884340
Occurrence ID: f02d5261-0c3f-48a7-b5ab-d9276b3fd574
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Feedback
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Kingdom
Plantae
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Division
Magnoliophyta
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Order
Asparagales
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Family
Orchidaceae
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All Determinations
Bletia purpurea (Lam.) DC. det K. M. Cameron, 2004
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Region
Central America
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Country
Belize
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State/Province
Belize
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Locality
Old Northern Highway. Mile 48
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Coordinates
17.88, -88.32
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Distribution
NEW YORK BOTANICAL GARDEN Y°tt* BOTANICAL s^G4RDE**x 00884340 rtEPORT ANY REIDENTIFICATION OF THIS VOUCNEP TO THE INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY, NY The New York Botanical Garden INSTITUTE OF ECONOMIC BOTANY Ethnobotany and FIoristies of Belize Project _ . ORCHIDACEAE poroi/reow Cuo«y\.)&c ¿tejp. V-. Cooccv€YT>r\ Belize District. Old Northern Highway. Mile 48. 17°53'N, 19 W. Roadside. Herb to .75m; root bulbous; flowers purple, n.v.: Pine Ridge Crocus [English]. USE: Medicament for burns {root}. Apply juice of root to burns Rosita Arvigo 675 August 25, 1992 with P. Cocon, H. Robinson, 6. Shropshire Supported by the National Cancer Institute. U.S. AID. the Overbrook Foundation, the Nathan Cummings Foundation, and the Rex Foundation 00884340
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Bletia purpurea (Lam.) DC.