Bletia catenulata

Bletia catenulata

Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Monocots
Order:	Asparagales
Family:	Orchidaceae
Subfamily:	Epidendroideae
Tribe:	Arethuseae
Subtribe:	Bletiinae
Alliance:	Calanthe
Genus:	Bletia
Species:	B. catenulata
Binomial name
*Bletia catenulata* Ruiz & Pav. (1798)
Synonyms
Epidendrum octandrum Vell. (1831) Bletia sanguinea Poepp. & Endl. (1835) Bletia sherrattiana Bateman ex Hook.f. (1867) Regnellia purpurea Barb.Rodr. (1877) Bletia rodriguesii Cogn. (1902) Bletia ecuadorensis Schltr. (1916) Bletia catenulata var. caerulea L.C. Menezes (1993) Bletia catenulata var. alba L.C. Menezes (2003) Bletia repanda Ruiz & Pav. 1798 Epidendrum octandrum Vell. 1831 Epistephium herzogianum Kraenzl. 1908 Bletia catenulata f. caerulea (L.C.Menezes) F.Barros & J.A.N.Bat. 2004 Bletia catenulata f. alba (L.C.Menezes) Meneguzzo 2010 Bletia catenulata var. alba L.C.Menezes 2003

Bletia catenulata is a species of orchid native to Ecuador, Peru, Brazil, Colombia, Bolivia and Paraguay.