Bletilla ochracea

Names and Synonyms

Scientific Names

Accepted name

Synonyms

• Jimensia ochracea

Sources: Wikidata, Catalogue of Life

Taxonomical Classification

This plant, known as Bletilla ochracea, belongs to the kingdom Plantae and the phylum Streptophyta. Within the class Equisetopsida and subclass Magnoliidae, it is further classified under the order Asparagales and the family Orchidaceae. Finally, it is placed in the genus Bletilla.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Distribution

This plant exhibits a specific distribution pattern across several distinct regions in Asia. Within China, its presence is noted in the South-Central areas. It also extends into the North-Central parts of the country. Furthermore, the species can be found throughout the Southeast region of China. Finally, its geographical range includes the Indo-China territory, specifically within Vietnam.

Sources: The World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP)

Botanical Identification

Life history

The life history of Bletilla ochracea is characterized by its specialized survival strategies within its ecological niche, functioning primarily as a geophyte. As a cryptophyte, the plant ensures its perennial existence by protecting its vital regenerative organs underground, allowing it to withstand unfavorable seasonal conditions. This life form relies on specialized storage organs, typically tubers, which enable the plant to remain dormant during periods of environmental stress and emerge rapidly when favorable conditions return. By maintaining its buds and nutrient reserves beneath the soil surface, Bletilla ochracea effectively bypasses surface-level threats such as extreme temperature fluctuations or herbivory, facilitating a consistent life cycle of seasonal growth and dormancy.

Life form :

geophyte

Life form :

cryptophyte

Morphology

The morphology of Bletilla ochracea is characterized by its growth habit as a self-supporting climber, which allows it to maintain structural stability without the need for external hosts. It functions as an independent organism, exhibiting no parasitic behavior toward other plants. Furthermore, its ecological positioning is strictly terrestrial rather than epiphytic, as it establishes itself within the soil substrate to facilitate its development.

Climber :

self-supporting

Epiphyte :

terrestrial

Parasite :

independent

Sources: Global Inventory of Floras and Traits (GIFT)

Chemicals

Bletilla ochracea has 10 reported phytochemicals identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported chemicals include Phenanthrenes, Polysaccharide, BIBENZYL, Flavonoids, PHENANTHRENE.

Phenanthrenes

1. Fitoterapia
2. Planta medica

Polysaccharide

1. Biomedical chromatography : BMC
2. BMC plant biology

BIBENZYL

1. Fitoterapia

Flavonoids

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

PHENANTHRENE

1. Fitoterapia

Steroids

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Stilbenes

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

glucose

1. Biomedical chromatography : BMC

mannose

1. Biomedical chromatography : BMC

triterpenoids

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Activities

Bletilla ochracea has 2 reported activities identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported activities include Antimicrobial, Hemostatic.

Antimicrobial

1. Planta medica

Hemostatic

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Conditions

Bletilla ochracea has 5 reported investigations on conditions identified across 0 scientific publications and several other databases. The most consistently reported conditions include cough, epistaxis, gastrointestinal disorders, hemoptysis, peptic ulcer.

Cough

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Epistaxis

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Gastrointestinal disorders

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Hemoptysis

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology

Peptic ulcer

1. Journal of ethnopharmacology