Bletia purpurea (Lam.) DC.

  • Filed As

    Orchidaceae
    Bletia purpurea (Lam.) DC.

  • Collector(s)

    W. Wonderly s.n., 16 Apr 1977

  • Location

    Mexico. Chiapas. Highway between Tuxtla and San Cristobal at Km 42 along right bank when heaing to San Cristobal.

  • Identifiers

    NY Barcode: 3998358

    Occurrence ID: 206584f3-dbad-4a1e-9972-ed1dd03bde65

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  • Region

    North America

  • Country

    Mexico

  • State/Province

    Chiapas

  • Locality

    Highway between Tuxtla and San Cristobal at Km 42 along right bank when heaing to San Cristobal

  • Location Notes

    [Mexico & Central America]

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ORCHIDACEAE
438 BLETIA PURPUREAE (La*) DC
Coll: Hr. tenderly
16 APRIL 1977
MEXICO, CHIAPAS
Highway between Tuxtla and San Cristobal at K».42 along right bank when
heaing to San Cristobal.
Terrestial; stea 58-125c* (aostly about 60»); flowers
lavender with 5-7 prominent yellow ridges in lip (lamellae); sepals buff
colored outside, upper sepal narrower than lateral ones; coluan aarkedly
curved; pollinia 8; sepals and petals, including lip free fro» coluan;
lip 1.3cr X 1.3c«, reflexed, lateral lobes strongly erect.
Distributed fro» NNC to: NIC, HEXU, NV
03998358