FIGURE 1. A in Floral similarity and vegetative divergence in a new species of Bletia (Orchidaceae) from Mexico

FIGURE 1. A. Tropical deciduous forest around La Cuchara gypsum mine, type locality of Bletia mixtecana. B. Plant of B. mixtecana growing on a gypsum wall. C. Massive plant on an unstable bank of a ravine, growing alongside Selaginella sp. D. Columnar cactus (Neobuxbaumia sp.) scrub on a gypsum outcrop at Cerro Jacaba, the second known locale for B. mixtecana. E. Plants of B. mixtecana and Selaginella sp. growing at the base of Neobuxbaumia sp. F. Pseudobulb of a plant of B. mixtecana at flowering time during the dry season, after shedding the leaves, showing the base of the inflorescence emerging from a lateral node. G. Inflorescence of the type plant (ChávezRendón et al. 5598R). Photographers: César Chávez-Rendón (A−E, G); Gerardo A. Salazar (F).