Bletilla Rchb. f. (Orchidaceae) is a small genus with great economic value distributed in Asia, and China is the distribution center of Bletilla with four species. The dried pseudobulb of B. striata was recorded as BaiJi, and was first recorded in Shennong’s Classic of Materia Medica. Nevertheless, a systemic evaluation of the germplasm quality of Bletilla plants in China is absent.
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