Bletia purpurea (Lam.) DC. (Mém. Soc. Phys. Genève 9: 97. 1841.) Localities: West Indies (native), Lesser Antilles (native) [Barbados, ], Greater Antilles [Jamaica (native), Cuba (native), Hispaniola (native)[], ], Bahamas (native), North America (native), Mexico (native), Central America (native), South America (native), Common Names: Ceb'zombie (Haiti), Orquídea de San Miguel (Cuba), Palmita de monte (Dominican Republic), Synonyms: Bletia havannensis Lindl. (Edwards's Bot. Reg. 24(Misc.): 28. 1838.), Limodorum purpureum Lam. (Encycl. 3: 515. 1792.), Citations:1). Adams, C.D. 1972. Flowering Plants of Jamaica. University of the West Indies, Mona, Jamaica. 848 pp. 2). Barker, H.D. and W.S. Dardeau. 1930. La Flore d'Haiti. Port-au-Prince. 456 pp. 3). Correll, D.S. and H.B. Correll, 1982. Flora of the Bahama Archipelago. J. Cramer, FL-9490 Vaduz, Germany. 1692 pp. 4). Gooding, E.G.B., A.R. Loveless, and G.R. Proctor. 1965. Flora of Barbados. Her Majesty's Stationery Office, London, 486 pp. 5). León, F., 1946; León, F. and H. Alain, 1951-1957. Flora de Cuba. Habana. 6). Liogier, A.H. 2000. Diccionario botánico de nombres vulgares de la Espanola. Jardin Botanico Nacional Dr. Rafael Ma. Moscoso, Santo Domingo, Republica Dominicana. 7). Roig y Mesa, J.T. 1988. Diccionario Botanico de Nombres Vulgares Cubanos. Habana: Editorial Científico-Técnica. 8). Urban, I. 1898-1928. Symbolae Antillanae, Vol. 1-9. Berlin, Leipzig, Germany. 9). World Checklist of Selected Plant Families. 2008. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Website: apps.kew.org/wcsp/home.do Last edited 02 May 08 |