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Enriched botanical record

Bletia purpurea

Bletia purpurea (Lam.) A.DC.

Also indexed asBletia comúnOrquídea púrpuraPine PinkPinepinkpinepink擬白及屬
FamilyOrchidaceae
GenusBletia
Use categories2
Linked notes0

Botanical identity

This taxon is documented in the World Checklist of Useful Plant Species with a reported medicinal use. The record establishes a use report and botanical index entry, not clinical effectiveness or individual safety.

KingdomPlantae
Phylum / divisionTracheophyta
ClassLiliopsida
OrderAsparagales
FamilyOrchidaceae
GenusBletia
Scientific name with authorshipBletia purpurea (Lam.) A.DC.

Indexed scientific synonyms

Bletia acutipetala Hook.Bletia expansa Ten.Bletia havannensis Lindl.Bletia pallida G.Lodd.Bletia pottsii S.WatsonBletia pulchella Anon.Bletia pulchella Hort.Bletia purpurea f. alba (Ariza-Julia & J.Jiménez Alm.) P.M.Br., 2000Bletia purpurea var. alba Ariza-Julia & J.Jiménez Alm.Bletia purpurea var. pittieri Schltr.Bletia purpurea var. purpureaBletia verecunda (Salisb.) R.Br.Cymbidium altum Willd.Cymbidium floridum Salisb.Cymbidium trifidum (Michx.) Sw.Cymbidium verecundum (Salisb.) Sw.Epidendrum altum (Willd.) Poir.Gyas verecunda (Salisb.) Salisb.Helleborine americana Steud.Limodorum purpureum Lam.Limodorum trifidum Michx.Limodorum tuberosum Jacq.Limodorum verecundum Salisb.Serapias purpurea (Lam.) Poir.

Documented use categories

Medicine
Environmental use

These categories describe the kinds of human-use reports attached to the taxon in the source checklist. Multiple categories can coexist; a plant may be recorded as both food and poison, depending on part, preparation and context.

How to interpret this record

Evidence boundary

A taxonomic use record is a discovery and indexing signal. Clinical evidence must be assessed separately for the exact species, plant part, preparation, route, dose and health question.

Safety boundary

Correct identification is essential. Toxicity, contraindications, interactions and safe preparation cannot be inferred from a documented-use record.

Dataset record and provenance

DatasetWCUPS 2020
LicenceCC BY 4.0
Name sourceIPNI
IPNI / external identifier1218040-2
Use codesEU ME
Crop wild relativeNo

Contributing checklist sources

USDA GRINMedicinal Plant Names Services v8.2

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Educational index, not a treatment recommendation

The presence of a taxon in this database does not provide a diagnosis, dose, formulation or assurance of safety. Some indexed plants are toxic, regulated, endangered or unsafe in specific life stages.