Purpura, presence of small hemorrhages in the skin, often associated with bleeding from body cavities and in tissues. These springflowering perennial hardy orchids are quite durable in a wide range of garden conditions. Floral similarity and vegetative divergence in a new species of bletia. Purpura hemorrhagica definition of purpura hemorrhagica. Effects of temperature and light on germination and early. Pdf phylogenetics of arethuseae orchidaceae based on plastid. Young pseudobulbs support a pair of large plicate leaves during the growing season.
They measure 310 mm, whereas petechiae measure less than 3 mm, and ecchymoses greater than 1 cm. Pf may complicate severe sepsis or may occur as an autoimmune response to otherwise benign. If youve had a recent bone marrow transplant, chemotherapy, or hormone replacement then they may show up on your body. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Examination of the patient permits a most critical determination. If purpura is caused by an infection, you may have a fever or pain in the infected body part. Eichenfield, in principles and practice of pediatric infectious diseases fourth edition, 2012. Retiform purpura can occur in a variety of disorders. This species is accepted, and its native range is s. Adverse effects of warfarin include haemorrhage, hypersensitivity and skin rashes, alopecia, and purpura. Bletia purpurea, common name pinepink or sharppetaled bletia, is a species of orchid widespread across much of latin america and the west indies, and also found in florida. See detailed information below for a list of 20 causes of purpura bleeding, symptom checker, including diseases and drug side effect causes. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Use this link to get more info about this plant from the usf institute for systematic botany. This may progress rapidly to multiorgan failure caused by thrombotic occlusion of small and mediumsized blood vessels. Pdf, articles, books on bletia purpurea, pine pink. Included in appendix ii, except for the species included in appendix i. Flowers in situ fakahatchee strand preserve state park photos by allen black another flower photo by jean finale another. This tall orchid has pseudobulbs up to 5 cm in diameter and produces long, plicate leaves similar to those of b. Asymbiotic germination bletia purpurea environmental horticulture. A writer in florida says that many, many purple bletias found in a field there were closed, or cleistogomous and thus selfpollinating. Pdf asymbiotic seed germination, in vitro seedling. The record derives from wcsp data supplied on 20120323 which reports it as an accepted name record 22583 with original publication details.
Bletia purpurea, common name pinepink or sharppetaled bletia, is a species of orchid. A terrestrial orchid with 2inch pseudobulbs that are often exposed on the surface. The main features of pigmented purpuric dermatosis ppd are petechiae tiny red spots due to broken blood vessels or purpura purplecolored spots or patches due to broken blood vessels, and yellow to brown pigmented patches. One or more of the following skin lesions were seen in 70% of all cases. The genus is widespread across florida, mexico, central america, the west indies, and south america as far south as argentina list of species. Purpura simplex merck manuals professional edition.
Purpura refers to purplecolored spots that are most recognizable on the skin. Bruises develop on the thighs, buttocks, and upper arms in people without known trauma. Approach to the patient with retiform angulated purpura. Of all of the hardy orchids for sale, none are easier to grow than bletilla. However, in brazil, only two species have been registered barros. Purpura simplex is increased bruising that results from vascular fragility.
It may also occur in the mucous membranes and in the internal organs. Asymbiotic orchid seed germination has been used for the production of commercially important orchids, and has been shown to be an ef. Purpura simplex may represent a heterogeneous group of disorders or merely a variation of normal. Purpura can be a significant finding, especially as it is associated with multiple infectious etiologies, some of which are lifethreatening. Bletia purpurea can reach a length of 180 cm 5 feet. The most commonly cultivated species are bletilla striata, the less hardy bletilla ochracea and bletilla formosana. Purpura fulminans pf is a unique and devastating thrombotic disorder, often acute and fatal, that manifests as large irregular areas of blueblack cutaneous bleeding that rapidly progress to necrosis of superficial skin and deeper soft tissues. Low body weight, prior exposure to corticosteroids, and sun exposure may increase the risk of purpura simplex. Bletia purpurea, commonly called pine pink, is distributed mainly in floridas everglades and. Bletia purpurea seeds from the florida panther national. Hsp is a form of vasculitis, which is a group of disorders that causes inflammation of blood.
The area of skin with purpura is greater than 3 millimeters in diameter. Started in 1995, this collection now contains 6767 interlinked topic pages divided into a tree of 31 specialty books and 732 chapters. It is named after spanish botanist and pharmacist don luis blet. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Additionally, artificially propagated hybrids of the following genera are not subject to the provisions of the convention, if conditions, as indicated under a and b. To return to the master index of all sections, click below, but if you have selected any sheets on this page you must submit your request before leaving this page, or your choices will be lost.
Purpura fulminans an overview sciencedirect topics. If you have always thought hardy orchids were difficult to grow, then give a bletilla a try. Pigmented purpuric dermatosis genetic and rare diseases. Bletia is a genus of about 30 species of orchids family orchidaceae, almost all of which are terrestrial. In either variety the platelet count may be 5,000cu mm or less, but in wet purpura the patient is bleeding. There are usually 35 light green leaves, a distinct bulb, and 380 pink to purple flowers. The plants database includes the following 3 species of bletia. The university of minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer. Small lesions wikitree is a free community of genealogists.
Pinepink, purple bletia, sharppetaled bletia limodorum purpureum lamarck in j. Species orchid, pine pink, purple bletia bletia purpurea. Purpura hemorrhagica can also occur with other infections, including equine influenza, equine viral arteritis, equine herpes virus type 1, streptococcus equi subsp. Bletia verecunda, limodorum purpureum bletia purpurea, commonly called pine pink, is distributed mainly in floridas everglades and fahkahatchee swamp and occurs in various parts of the west indies, central america, and. Purpura fulminans pf is a haematological emergency in which there is skin necrosis and disseminated intravascular coagulation. Bibliography on bletia purpurea, pine pink, a waterrelated orchid at.
She passed away on 01 apr 1844 in termini imerese, palermo, sicilia, italy. You may have other symptoms depending on what is causing your purpura. This section shows a full list of all the diseases and conditions listed as a possible cause of purpura bleeding in our database from various sources. Many of these patients had edema, purpura, or ecchymosis. Johnson 2011 light temperature bletia purpurea environmental. It produces a very short round stem that is covered with secondary stems that are expanded to form round pseudobulbs up to 10 cm in length.
Kane plant restoration, conservation and propagation biotechnology laboratory, university of florida, department of environmental horticulture, gainesville, florida 326110675, usa abstract orchid seed physiology is a poorly understood phenomenon owing to an emphasis on. The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. Early purpura is red and becomes darker, then purple, and brownyellow as it fades. If you like this fnps plant tool please click here and donate. Purpura are nonblanchable, hemorrhagic skin lesions that result from the leakage of red blood cells into the skin. The appearance of an individual area of purpura varies with the duration of the lesions. Bletia purpurea grow as an epiphyte or among leaf detritus and soil. If you agree with our 9point honor code wed love your help filling in the blanks and fixing mistakes.
Asymbiotic seed germination, in vitro seedling development, and greenhouse acclimatization of the threatened terrestrial orchid bletia purpurea. Itp, also known as immune thrombocytopenic purpura, causes blood clots that affect the bodys platelet count 1 3. However, in some cases, the disease occurs in the absence of any known or documented infection. Purpura refers to purplish cutaneous or mucosal lesions caused by hemorrhage.
Born in termini imerese italy on 1784 to lorenzo rosario purpura and barbara amato. Rosalia purpura married ignazio palmisano and had 5 children. Bletia is a genus of about 30 species of orchids family orchidaceae, almost all of which are. Bletia purpurea in world checklist of selected plant families. They are terrestrial in swamps or sometimes found growing on logs or stumps above the high tide mark. The most common sites are the legs, although lesions also may develop in other areas. Interestingly, purple bletia is known to sometimes produce flowers that dont open, resulting in selfpollination instead of insectfacilitated cross pollination. Discover lifes page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification and distribution of bletia purpurea pinepink discover life. Bletia mixtecana, a new species from oaxaca, mexico is described and illustrated.
Bletia purpurea encyclia tampensis south florida butterfly orchid commonly called this pine pink, bletia purpurea is native to pine rockland and cypress swamps and is threatened in the state of florida. The exposed pseudobulbs and the tdf habitat are reasons we include this species among the tropical orchids despite that it is not epiphytic. Pdf circumscriptions of arethuseae have varied since the tribe was first described. Bletia verecunda, limodorum purpureum bletia purpurea, commonly called pine pink, is distributed mainly in floridas everglades and fahkahatchee swamp and occurs in various parts of the west indies, central america, and northern south america.
The spots are caused by bleeding underneath the skin secondary to platelet disorders, vascular disorders, coagulation disorders, or other causes. The bletia catenulata ornamental orchid is selfcompatible. The website also provides access to a database and images of herbarium specimens found at the university of south florida and other herbaria. Browse pictures and read growth cultivation information about species orchid, pine pink, purple bletia bletia purpurea supplied by member gardeners in the plantfiles database at daves garden. The atlas of florida plants provides a source of information for the distribution of plants within the state and taxonomic information. If purpura is caused by a bleeding problem, you may have bleeding in other parts of your body. Leon levy native plant preserve plant listings bletia. The term retiform purpura describes lesions that demonstrate an angulated or branched configuration picture 1ac.