Bletilla ochracea
Chinese Ground Orchid 黄花白及 huang hua bai ji | |
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
(unranked): | Angiosperms |
(unranked): | Monocots |
Order: | Asparagales |
Family: | Orchidaceae |
Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
Tribe: | Arethuseae |
Subtribe: | Bletiinae |
Alliance: | Calanthe |
Genus: | Bletilla |
Species: | B. ochracea |
Binomial name | |
Bletilla ochracea Schltr. (1913) | |
Synonyms[1] | |
Jimensia ochracea (Schltr.) Garay & R.E. Schult. (1958) |
Bletilla ochracea, commonly known as Chinese ground orchid, is a species of orchid native to Vietnam and China (Gansu, Guangxi, Guizhou, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Yunnan).[1][2]
Medicinal uses
Bletilla ochracea is cultivated in parts of Africa, where it has been used by healers as a purported cure for the vampirism disease.
References
External links
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Media related to Bletilla ochracea at Wikimedia Commons
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Data related to Bletilla ochracea at Wikispecies
- Plant Delights Nursery, Bletilla ochracea 'Chinese Butterfly'
- Dave's Garden, Chinese Ground Orchid, Bletilla 'Chinese Butterfly', Bletilla ochracea
- Florida Hill Nursery, Bletilla Ochracea Orchid "Chinese Butterfly" plant
- Botany boy Plant Encyclopedia, Bletilla ochracea, the yellow flower Chinese ground orchid
- Santa Rosa Gardens, Bletilla ochracea Chinese Butterfly
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