Bletilla ochracea
| Chinese Ground Orchid 黄花白及 huang hua bai ji | |
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| Species: | B. ochracea
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| Bletilla ochracea Schltr. (1913)
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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.[citation needed]
References
External links
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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