Bletilla
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Translingual
Etymology
Proper noun
Bletilla f
- A taxonomic genus within the family Orchidaceae – the urn orchids.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Plantae – kingdom; Viridiplantae – subkingdom; Streptophyta – infrakingdom; Embryophyta – superphylum; Tracheophyta – phylum; Spermatophytina – subphylum; angiosperms, monocots – clades; Asparagales – order; Orchidaceae – family; Epidendroideae - subfamily; Arethuseae - tribe; Coelogyninae - subtribe
Hyponyms
- (genus): Bletilla striata - type species; Bletilla chartacea, Bletilla foliosa, Bletilla formosana, Bletilla ochracea - other species
References
Bletilla on Wikipedia.Wikipedia 
Bletilla on Wikispecies.Wikispecies 
Bletilla on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons - Bletilla at USDA Plants database
- Bletilla at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
- Bletilla at the Catalogue of Life
- Bletilla at National Center for Biotechnology Information
- Epidendroideae at APWeb
- Bletilla at The Plant List
