''Bletia'' is a genus of about 30 species of orchids ( family Orchidaceae), almost all of which are terrestrial; some are occasionally

lithophytic Lithophytes are plants that grow in or on rocks. They can be classified as either epilithic (or epipetric) or endolithic; epilithic lithophytes grow on the surfaces of rocks, while endolithic lithophytes grow in the crevices of rocks (and are als ...

epiphytic An epiphyte is an organism that grows on the surface of a plant and derives its moisture and nutrients from the air, rain, water (in marine environments) or from debris accumulating around it. The plants on which epiphytes grow are called phoroph ...

. It is named after Spanish

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. The genus is widespread across Florida, Mexico, Central America, the West Indies, and South America as far south as Argentina.Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
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List of species

Accepted species as of May 2014: * ''

Bletia adenocarpa ''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 widespr ...

'' Rchb.f. * ''

Bletia amabilis ''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 widespr ...

'' C.Schweinf. * ''

Bletia antillana ''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 widespr ...

'' M.A.Diaz & Sosa * ''

Bletia campanulata ''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 wides ...

'' Lex. * ''

Bletia candida ''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 wides ...

'' Kraenzl. * ''

Bletia catenulata ''Bletia catenulata'' is a species of orchid native to Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Colombia, Bolivia and Paraguay Paraguay (; ), officially the Republic of Paraguay ( es, República del Paraguay, links=no; gn, Tavakuairetã Paraguái, links=s ...

'' Ruiz & Pav. * ''

Bletia coccinea ''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 wides ...

'' Lex. * ''

Bletia concolor ''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 wides ...

'' Dressler * ''

Bletia ensifolia ''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 wides ...

'' L.O.Williams * ''

Bletia florida ''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, as well as parts of Florida.http://florida.plantatlas.usf.edu/Genus.aspx?i ...

'' (Salisb.) R.Br. * ''

Bletia gracilis ''Bletia gracilis'' is a species of orchid Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant. Along with the Asteraceae, they a ...

'' Lodd. * ''

Bletia greenmaniana ''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 wides ...

'' L.O.Williams * ''

Bletia greenwoodiana ''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 wides ...

'' Sosa * ''

Bletia lilacina ''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 widespr ...

'' A.Rich. & Galeotti * ''

Bletia macristhmochila ''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 widespre ...

'' Greenm. * ''

Bletia meridana ''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 widespre ...

'' (Rchb.f.) Garay & Dunst. * ''

Bletia neglecta ''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 wides ...

'' Sosa * ''

Bletia nelsonii ''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 widespr ...

'' Ames * ''

Bletia netzeri ''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 widespr ...

'' Senghas * ''

Bletia parkinsonii ''Bletia parkinsonii'' is a species of orchid found in Guatemala and much of Mexico (from Chiapas to Nuevo León Nuevo León () is a state in the northeast region of Mexico. The state was named after the New Kingdom of León, an administrativ ...

'' Hook. * ''

Bletia parviflora ''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 widespr ...

'' Ruiz & Pav. * ''

Bletia patula ''Bletia patula'', common name Haitian pine-pink, is a species of orchid. It is native to Florida, Cuba, Hispaniola, Puerto Rico and the Lesser Antilles The Lesser Antilles ( es, link=no, Antillas Menores; french: link=no, Petites Antilles; ...

'' Hook. * ''

Bletia punctata ''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 widespr ...

'' Lex. * ''

Bletia purpurata ''Bletia purpurata'' is a species of orchid widespread across much of Mexico and Central America, from Nicaragua to Tamaulipas, Sinaloa and Baja California Sur.Stevens, W. D., C. Ulloa Ulloa, A. Pool & O. M. Montiel. 2001. Flora de Nicaragua. Mon ...

'' A.Rich. & Galeotti * ''

Bletia purpurea ''Bletia purpurea,'' common name pine-pink or sharp-petaled bletia, is a species of orchid widespread across much of Latin America and the West Indies, and also found in Florida. They are terrestrial in swamps or sometimes found growing on logs o ...

'' (Lam.) DC. * ''

Bletia reflexa ''Bletia reflexa'' is a species of orchid native to Guatemala, Honduras, Chiapas, Oaxaca and Panama Panama ( , ; es, link=no, Panamá ), officially the Republic of Panama ( es, República de Panamá), is a transcontinental country span ...

'' Lindl. * ''

Bletia repanda ''Bletia'' is a genus of about 30 species of orchids (family (biology), family Orchidaceae), almost all of which are terrestrial; some are occasionally lithophytic or epiphytic. It is named after Spain, Spanish botanist and pharmacist Don Luis Bl ...

'' Ruiz & Pav. * ''

Bletia riparia ''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 Botany, also called , plant biology or phyt ...

'' Sosa & Palestina * ''

Bletia roezlii ''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 wides ...

'' Rchb.f. * ''

Bletia similis ''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 widespr ...

'' Dressler * ''

Bletia stenophylla ''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 widespr ...

'' Schltr. * ''

Bletia tenuifolia ''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 widespre ...

'' Ames & C.Schweinf. * ''

Bletia uniflora ''Bletia'' is a genus of about 30 species of orchids (family (biology), family Orchidaceae), almost all of which are terrestrial; some are occasionally lithophytic or epiphytic. It is named after Spain, Spanish botanist and pharmacist Don Luis Bl ...

'' Ruiz & Pav. * ''

Bletia urbana ''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 widespr ...

'' Dressler * ''

Bletia warfordiana ''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 widespr ...

'' Sosa

References

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* * {{Taxonbar, from=Q311069 Orchids of Central America Orchids of North America Orchids of South America Epidendreae genera Orchids of Florida Orchids of Mexico Flora of the Caribbean