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Bletia purpurata
Bletia purpurata (as Crybe rosea) - Edwards vol 22 pl 1872 (1836).jpg
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Scientific classification
Genus:
Bletia
Species:
purpurata
Synonyms
  • Arethusa tigridiifolia Lex.
  • Crybe rosea Lindl.
  • Laelia purpurata var. praetexta Rchb.f.
  • Arethusa rosea (Lindl.) Benth. ex Hemsl.
  • Arethusa grandiflora S.Watson
  • Bletia rosea (Lindl.) Dressler

Bletia purpurata is a species of orchid widespread across much of Mexico and Central America, from Nicaragua to Tamaulipas, Sinaloa and Baja California Sur.

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