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New species ofBletia from Mexico are described and illustrated:B. concolor, B. similis, andB. urbana. The identity ofB. campanulata Llave & Lex. is discussed, andB. reflexa Lindl. is considered to be a distinct species. Several South American epithets are treated as synonyms ofB. campanulata. A key to the recognized species ofBletia is given.
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van der Pijl, L. & C. H. Dodson, 1966. Orchid Flowers: Their Pollination and Evolution. Univ. of Miami Press Coral Gables, Florida. 214 pp.
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Dressler, R.L. Notes on Bletia (Orchidaceae). Brittonia 20, 182–190 (1968). https://doi.org/10.2307/2805621
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