Category
page 1Bletilla
Bletilla
Bletilla, commonly named the urn orchid, is a temperate, terrestrial genus of orchids. The genus currently contains five recognized species distributed through China, Japan, Taiwan, south to Vietnam, Thailand and Myanmar. The name is actually a diminutive of Bletia because of the resemblance between the two genera even though Bletia is a New World genus. The genera Jimensia Raf. and Polytoma Lour. ex are generally included into Bletilla. This genus is abbreviated Ble in trade journals.

Bletilla striata
species of plant

Bletilla ochracea
species of plant