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Bletia purpurea (Lam.)DC.

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name cited:
Bletia purpurea (Lam.)DC.
name cited (basionym):
Limodorum purpureum Lam.
name recognized (basionym):
Limodorum purpureum Lam.

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family: Orchidaceae
subfamily: Epidendroideae
tribe: Arethuseae
subtribe: Bletiinae

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epithet: purpureus,-a,-um

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Illustration contributed by:
Swiss Orchid Foundation at the Herbarium Jany Renz. Botanical Institute, University of Basel, Switzerland

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http://www.plantillustrations.org/illustration.php?id_illustration=222112

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synonyms:

homotypic synonyms:
Limodorum purpureum Lam.; Serapias purpurea (Lam.) Poiret;
heterotypic synonyms:
Bletia acutipetala Hook.; Bletia havannensis Lindl.; Bletia pottsii S. Watson; Bletia pulchella auct.; Bletia verecunda (Salisb.) R. Br.; Cymbidium altum Willd.; Cymbidium floridum Salisb.; Cymbidium trifidum (Michx.) Sw.; Cymbidium verecundum (Salisb.) Sw.; Epidendrum altum (Willd.) Poiret; Helleborine americana Steud.; Limodorum trifidum Michx.; Limodorum tuberosum Jacq.; Limodorum verecundum Salisb.;