Bletia verecunda (English spelling) Bletia verecunda

Japanese: Bletia verecunda(英語表記)Bletiaverecunda
Bletia verecunda (English spelling) Bletia verecunda


[History of the discovery of orchids]
The first Western orchid plant was brought to Europe in 1731 from Providence Island in the West Indies. This plant was Bletia verecunda R.Br., and it bloomed the following year, becoming the first Western orchid in Europe. After that, in 1778, Phajus grandifolius Lindl. (= P. tankarvilleae (Banks) Bl.) was imported to England from Southeast Asia, and in 1818, Cattleya labiata Lindl. was discovered in Brazil, and so Western orchids began to be discovered one after another.

*Some of the terminology that mentions "Bletia verecunda" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:


[洋ラン発見史]
 洋ランの株がはじめてヨーロッパに渡ったのは1731年で,西インド諸島のプロビデンス島からといわれる。この株は,ブレティア・ベレクンダBletia verecunda R.Br.で,翌年開花し,ヨーロッパにおける洋ランの最初のものとなったとされている。その後78年に,鶴頂蘭(かくちようらん)Phajus grandifolius Lindl.(=P.tancarvilleae (Banks) Bl.)が東南アジアからイギリスに輸入され,さらに1818年,カトレア・ラビアタCattleya labiata Lindl.が,ブラジルで発見される,など次々と洋ランが見つかりはじめた。…

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