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 & Tobago,^[1] as well as parts of Florida.^[2]

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