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Hyacinth orchid
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Hyacinth orchid

Bletilla striata

Bletilla striata, known as hyacinth orchid, is a species of orchid native to Japan, Korea, Myanmar (Burma), and China (Anhui, Fujian, Gansu, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang).

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In the old herbals & bestiaries

Hyacinth orchid in Bencao Gangmu, Volume Upper-Middle

Bencao Gangmu, Volume Upper-Middle

李時珍 · 1596 · p.34

Hyacinth orchid in Collected Illustrations of the Three Realms: Herbs

Collected Illustrations of the Three Realms: Herbs

王圻, 王思義 · 1607 · p.36

Hyacinth orchid in Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 8)

Illustrated Compendium of Materia Medica (Vol. 8)

吳其濬 · 1848 · p.24

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 131245.