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] | |
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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 -
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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