Bletia

Bletia is a genus of about 30 species of orchids (family Orchidaceae), almost all of which are terrestrial; some are occasionally lithophytic or epiphytic. It is named after Spanish botanist and pharmacist Don Luis Blet. The genus is widespread across Florida, Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and South America as far south as Argentina.

==List of species== Accepted species include: Bletia adenocarpa Rchb.f. Bletia altilamellata Garay Bletia amabilis C.Schweinf. Bletia antillana M.A.Diaz & Sosa Bletia arizonica (S.Watson) Sosa & M.W.Chase Bletia brevicaulis (L.O.Williams) Sosa & M.W.Chase Bletia campanulata Lex. Bletia candida Kraenzl. Bletia carabiaiana L.O.Williams Bletia catenulata Ruiz & Pav. Bletia coccinea Lex. Bletia colemanii (Catling) Sosa & M.W.Chase Bletia concolor Dressler Bletia corallicola (Small) Sosa & M.W.Chase Bletia × ekmanii Serguera & Sánchez Los. Bletia ensifolia L.O.Williams Bletia fallax (M.I.Rodr. & R.González) Sosa & M.W.Chase Bletia florida (Salisb.) R.Br. Bletia gracilis Lodd. Bletia greenmaniana L.O.Williams Bletia greenwoodiana Sosa Bletia hamiltoniana (Ackerman & Whitten) Sosa & M.W.Chase Bletia hoffmannii (M.A.Díaz & Llamacho) Sosa & M.W.Chase Bletia lilacina A.Rich. & Galeotti Bletia macristhmochila Greenm. Bletia meridana (Rchb.f.)Garay & Dunst. Bletia mexicana (Greenm.)Sosa & M.W.Chase Bletia mixtecana Salazar & C.Chávez Bletia neglecta Sosa Bletia nelsonii Ames Bletia netzeri Senghas Bletia nitida (L.O.Williams) Sosa & M.W.Chase Bletia parkinsonii Hook. Bletia parva Sosa & M.W.Chase Bletia patula Hook. Bletia punctata Lex. Bletia purpurata A.Rich. & Galeotti Bletia purpurea (Lam.) DC. Bletia reflexa Lindl. Bletia revoluta (Correll) Sosa & M.W.Chase Bletia riparia Sosa & Palestina Bletia roezlii Rchb.f. Bletia santosii H.Ávila, J.G.González & Art.Castro Bletia sarcophylla Rchb.f. Bletia × similis Dressler Bletia spicata (Walter)Sosa & M.W.Chase Bletia stenophylla Schltr. Bletia × tamayoana S.Rosillo ex Soltero Bletia tenuifolia Ames & C.Schweinf. Bletia urbana Dressler Bletia villae Soto Arenas Bletia volubilis M.A.Díaz Bletia wageneri Rchb.f. Bletia warfordiana Sosa Bletia warnockii (Ames & Correll) Sosa & M.W.Chase Bletia wrightii Acuña