Subtribe Bletiinae Rank Species | Family Orchidaceae Alliance Calanthe Higher classification Bletilla | |
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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