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Bletilla striata

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Bletilla striata

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Also known as Chinese ground orchid, hyacinth orchid

species of plant

Species

SPECIES

  1. KingdomPlantae
  2. PhylumTracheophyta
  3. ClassLiliopsida
  4. OrderAsparagales
  5. FamilyOrchidaceae
Native toChina North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto
Observations recorded1,636

Bletilla striata is close relative of Bletilla formosana, but differs from the latter in its 2.3-3 cm (vs. 1.5-2.1 cm) long sepals and petals, elliptical-lanceolate to oblong (vs. linear-lanceolate) leaves blade.

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
374
With media
316
Family
Orchidaceae
Collections
CAS, NY, SHTC, NCSC, US, MEL
Recorded in
China, Japan, United States
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Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Bletilla
Image
Bletilla striata2.jpg
Has use
food
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taxon name
Bletilla striata
taxon rank
species
GRIN URL
npgsweb.ars-grin.gov/gringlobal/taxonomydetail.aspx?id=7270
Commons gallery
Bletilla striata
taxon common name
白哀（白及）
Commons category
Bletilla striata
taxon range
Zhoushan Archipelago
foliage type
deciduous plant
flower color
purple
short name
B. striata
taxon author citation
Schltr.
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