Bletilla striata
Bletilla, Chinese Ground Orchid
Other regional names: Hardy Orchid +3 more
- Hardy Orchid
- Hyacinth Bletilla
- Hyacinth Orchid
- Urn Orchid
Also known as: Bletia gebina Lindl. +19 more
- Bletia gebina Lindl.
- Bletia hyacinthina (Sm.) Aiton
- Bletia hyacinthina var. gebina (Lindl.) Blume
- Bletia hyacinthina var. liukiuensis S.Sakag.
- Bletia striata (Thunb.) Druce
- Bletilla elegantula (Kraenzl.) Garay & G.A.Romero
- Bletilla gebina (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
- Bletilla hyacinthina (Sm.) Rchb.f.
- Bletilla striata f. gebina (Lindl.) Ohwi
- Bletilla striata var. albomarginata Makino
- Bletilla striata var. gebina (Lindl.) Rchb.f.
- Calanthe gebina (Lindl.) Lindl.
- Coelogyne elegantula Kraenzl.
- Cymbidium hyacinthinum Sm.
- Cymbidium striatum (Thunb.) Sw.
- Epidendrum striatum (Thunb.) Thunb.
- Gyas humilis Salisb.
- Jimensia nervosa Raf.
- Jimensia striata (Thunb.) Garay & R.E.Schult.
- Limodorum hyacinthinum (Sm.) Donn
Botanical Data
- Taxonomic Rank: Species
- Botanical Family: Orchidaceae
- WCVP Morphological Data: Recorded natively as a rhizomatous geophyte.
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Originating in Temperate Asia and Tropical Asia, Bletilla striata (commonly known as Bletilla or Chinese ground orchid) is a rhizomatous orchid belonging to the Orchidaceae family. In its natural range, this species typically occurs in temperate conditions.
Macro Climate
Temperate
Plant Type
Bulb
Native Range
Continents (WGSRPD)
ASIA-TEMPERATE, ASIA-TROPICAL
Regions (WGSRPD)
China, Eastern Asia, Indo-China
Botanical Countries (WGSRPD L3)
China North-Central, China South-Central, China Southeast, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Nansei-shoto
Introduced Range
An “Introduced” distribution indicates that the plant is recorded outside its native range in that region as a result of deliberate or accidental human introduction. Introduced records may include casual, naturalized or invasive populations, but do not include plants that are only cultivated or planted without self-sustaining populations.
Botanical Countries (Non-Native)
Maryland