Bletia purpurea, common name pinepink or sharppetaled bletia, is a species of orchid. Bletia patula in world checklist of selected plant families. Thrombocytopenic purpura is the general term for purpura that accompanies a decrease in platelet density. Definition, diagnosis and treatment of immune thrombocytopenic purpura james n. Purpura pictures, causes, symptoms and treatment 2020. Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura itp better health channel. However, in brazil, only two species have been registered barros. Pdf asymbiotic seed germination, in vitro seedling. 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. Purpura senilis definition of purpura senilis by medical.
The board of trustees of the royal botanic gardens, kew. Dec 14, 2019 idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura itp, also known as primary immune thrombocytopenic purpura and autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura, is defined as isolated thrombocytopenia with normal bone marrow and in the absence of other causes of thrombocytopenia. Pdf phylogenetics of arethuseae orchidaceae based on plastid. It causes skin rashes that bleed into the skin petechiae and purpura. Symptoms include a purple spotted skin rash, abdominal pain and gastrointestinal upsets such as diarrhoea. Jul 26, 2017 henochschonlein purpura hsp is a disease that causes small blood vessels to become inflamed and leak blood. 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. Purpura simplex merck manuals professional edition. Henochschonlein purpura hsp is a disease involving inflammation of small blood vessels. Purpura refers to purplish cutaneous or mucosal lesions caused by hemorrhage. However, most cases are now considered to be immunemediated another form is thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura. Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura itp is a rare autoimmune disorder, in which a persons blood doesnt clot properly, because the immune system destroys the bloodclotting platelets. Click below on a thumbnail map or name for species profiles.
Bletia purpurea in world checklist of selected plant families. It occurs as a result of failure of hemostasis arrest of bleeding, which may be caused by damage to the wall of small arterial vessels vascular purpura in vitamin deficiency. George department of medicine, college of medicine, department of biostatistics and epidemiology, college of public health. Purpura import santo domingo, dominican republic facebook.
Asymbiotic seed germination, in vitro seedling development, and greenhouse acclimatization of the threatened terrestrial orchid bletia purpurea. Henochschonlein purpura hsp is a shortterm inflammation of certain blood vessels vasculitis thought to be triggered by a malfunction of the immune system. Le purpura traduit une extravasation des hematies au sein du derme. Polk, lee, collier, monroe, miamidade, broward, palm beach and martin counties. 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.
Discover lifes page about the biology, natural history, ecology, identification and distribution of bletia purpurea pinepink discover life. The bletia catenulata ornamental orchid is selfcompatible. Normally having purpura is not a lifethreatening condition but if you have bleeding in the brain that is the result of blood vessels that are leaking it can be deadly but this happening is very rare. The species epithet purpurea is from the latin purpureus, meaning purple or dark red. All structured data from the file and property namespaces is available under the creative commons cc0 license. Itp has two distinct clinical syndromes, manifesting as an acute condition in children. Bletia purpurata in world checklist of selected plant families.
Find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Adobe acrobat reader dc software is the free global standard for reliably viewing, printing, and commenting on pdf documents. Dressler dressler bletia purpurata is a species of orchid widespread across much of mexico and central america, from nicaragua to tamaulipas, sinaloa and baja california sur. The inflammation causes blood vessels in the skin, intestines. There are usually 35 light green leaves, a distinct bulb, and 380 pink to purple flowers. Most of the time purpura will go away on their own within a few weeks or months. Senile purpura definition of senile purpura by medical. Purpura article about purpura by the free dictionary. Files are available under licenses specified on their description page. Effects of temperature and light on germination and early. Johnson 2011 light temperature bletia purpurea environmental.
Please note that this is a trial program and may end. Henochschonlein purpura on an infants legs illustration henochschonlein purpura is more commonly seen in children than adults and often occurs after an upper respiratory infection. Purpura refers to purplish cutaneous or mucosal lesions caused by. In either variety the platelet count may be 5,000cu mm or less, but in wet purpura the patient is bleeding. The genus name bletia is an homage to the 18th century spanish botanist and pharmacist, don luis blet. Bletia mixtecana, a new species from oaxaca, mexico is described and illustrated. This abnormally low count may subsequently manifest itself as an excessive internal or external bleed, easy bruisability purpura or oozing of blood from vessels into the skin and mucous membranes petechiae. The cause of itp is not known, but it is thought that some kinds of viral infection may cause the immune system to malfunction and start producing antibodies. These allow users to view not edit or modify any existing pdf file. This species is accepted, and its native range is s. Purpura definition is any of several hemorrhagic states characterized by patches of purplish discoloration resulting from extravasation of blood into the skin and mucous membranes.
The plants database includes the following 3 species of bletia. Access is allocated within two business days of purchase and lasts one year. Download free acrobat reader dc software, the only pdf viewer that lets you read, search, print, and interact with virtually any type of pdf file. Joint pain may be treated with antiinflammatory and cortisone medications. Senile purpura causes ecchymoses and results from increased vessel fragility due to connective tissue damage to the dermis caused by chronic sun exposure, aging, and drugs. Its striking pink flowers bloom in winter, spring and early summer.
It gets its name from two german doctors, johann schonlein and eduard henoch, who. The university of minnesota is an equal opportunity educator and employer. Small lesions purpura, presence of small hemorrhages in the skin, often associated with bleeding from body cavities and in tissues. When that density is less than 100,000 per microliter, subcutaneous bleeding is easily. Bleeding may also occur from the gastrointestinal tract and kidneys. List of articles, pdfs, web sites on bletia purpurea, pine pink aquatic orchid. Check the full list of possible causes and conditions now. Henochschonlein purpura hsp or anaphylactoid purpura, a type of blood vessel inflammation, results in rash, arthritis, and occasional abdominal cramping. By tradition, the term idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura is used when the cause is idiopathic. Paciente con purpura cutanea monica rodriguez carballeira. Bletia purpurata in the orders and families of monocotyledons. Folder view open pdf file internal storage and sd crad storage.
Flowers in situ fakahatchee strand preserve state park photos by allen black another flower photo by jean finale another. Pdf we continue to document the morphology of the pollinaria of the orchids of southeast mexico, this time. Bibliography on bletia purpurea, pine pink, a waterrelated orchid at. Pinepink is a statethreatened terrestrial orchid found in swamps, marshes, pinelands and pine rocklands in southern florida. Ashley purpura is a visiting assistant professor in religious studies in the school of interdisciplinary studies. Bletia patula in the orders and families of monocotyledons. Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Immune thrombocytopenia itp in emergency medicine clinical. The spots are caused by bleeding underneath the skin secondary to platelet disorders, vascular disorders, coagulation disorders, or other causes. Asymbiotic orchid seed germination has been used for the production of commercially important orchids, and has been shown to be an ef. Children particularly boys are most commonly affected, although the. Purpura simplex is increased bruising that results from vascular fragility. Orchidaceae seeds were investigated using asymbiotic seed germination. Jan 31, 2020 purpura countable and uncountable, plural purpuras medicine the appearance of red or purple discolorations on the skin that do not blanch when pressure is applied, caused by subdermal bleeding.