Bletia florida

Bletia florida
	1831 illustration; Edwards's Botanical Register
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Bletia
Species:	B. florida
Binomial name
	Bletia florida; (Salisb.) R.Br.
Synonyms
	Limodorum floridum Salisb. ; Gyas florida (Salisb.) Salisb. ; Bletia pallida Lodd. ; Thiebautia nervosa Colla ; Cymbidium floridum (Salisb.) Lindl. ; Bletia shepherdii Hook. ; Bletilla florida (Salisb.) Rchb.f. ;

Bletia florida is a species of orchid. It is native to Jamaica, Cuba and the Cayman Islands in the Caribbean. It is also reportedly naturalized in Trinidad and Tobago, as well as parts of Florida.

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Bletia florida

1831 illustration Edwards's Botanical Register
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Genus:	Bletia
Species:	B. florida
Binomial name
*Bletia florida* (Salisb.) R.Br.
Synonyms
Limodorum floridum Salisb. Gyas florida (Salisb.) Salisb. Bletia pallida Lodd. Thiebautia nervosa Colla Cymbidium floridum (Salisb.) Lindl. Bletia shepherdii Hook. Bletilla florida (Salisb.) Rchb.f.