Kingdom Plantae Subfamily Epidendroideae Subtribe Bletiinae Scientific name Bletilla ochracea Rank Species | Family Orchidaceae Tribe Arethuseae Alliance Calanthe Higher classification Bletilla Order Asparagales | |
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Similar Bletilla, Orchids, Bletilla formosana, Phaius wallichii, Phaius flavus | ||
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).
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.
References
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