Yoania
Yoania japonica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Epidendreae
Subtribe: Calypsoinae
Genus: Yoania
Maxim., 1873 [1]
Type species
Yoania japonica
Maxim.
Synonyms[2]
  • Yunorchis Z.J.Liu, G.Q.Zhang & M.He Li

Yoania is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.[2][3]

Distribution

This genus is mainly distributed in Japan, but Y. japonica is also found in Assam, China, and Taiwan and Y. prainii is found in the Himalayas and in northern Vietnam.

Species

Species recognized as of November 2020:[2]

ImageScientific nameDistribution
Yoania amagiensis Nakai & F.Maek, 1931Honshu, Kyushu
Yoania flava K.Inoue & T.Yukawa, 2002Honshu
Yoania japonica Maxim., 1873Assam, Fujian, Jiangxi, Taiwan, Japan
Yoania pingbianensis Z.J.Liu, G.Q.Zhang & M.He Li, 2016Yunnan, Vietnam
Yoania prainii King & Pantl.,1898Sikkim, Assam, northeastern India, Vietnam
Species formerly included:
  • Yoania aberrans Finet, 1900: synonym of Cymbidium macrorhizon Lindl., 1833
  • Yoania australis Hatch, 1963: synonym of Danhatchia australis (Hatch) Garay & Christenson, 1995

See also

References

  1. Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg, III, 18: 68
  2. 1 2 3 "Yoania". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  3. Flora of China, v 25 p 宽距兰属 kuan ju lan shu, Yoania Maximowicz, Bull. Acad. Imp. Sci. Saint-Pétersbourg. 18: 68. 1872.
  • Data related to Yoania at Wikispecies
  • Media related to Yoania at Wikimedia Commons


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