Bletia lilacina A. Rich. & Galeotti 1845
Photo by © ORQUÍDEA (MÉX.) VOLUMEN 16 NÚMERO ÚNICO enero 2002 The Herbario AMO Website
Photo by © Wilfried Löderbusch
Common Name The Lilac Bletia
Flower Size .8 to .92" [2 to 2.3 cm]
Found in western Mexico in ine/oak at elevations of 2000 to 2300 meters as a medium sized, cold growing terrestrial with ovoid corms giving rise to 1 or 2, plicate, green, deciduous, not present at blooming leaves that blooms in the winter on an erect, peduncle to 10" [26 cm] long, with several, tubular, clasping bracts below the middle, 12" [30 cm] long ovedrall, 4 to 7 flowered inflorescence.
Synonyms Bletia nagelii L.O. Williams 1946
References W3 Tropicos, Kew Monocot list , IPNI ; Die Orchideen 3 Auflage Bd 1 Sonderabdruck aus Schlechter Lieferung 15 881 - 944 Brieger, Maatsch and Senghas 1984; Orquideas del Estado de Morelos ORQUÍDEA (MÉX.) VOLUMEN 16 NÚMERO ÚNICO enero 2002 drawing/photo fide;
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