''Yoania'' is a
genus
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of
flowering plant
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s from the orchid family,
Orchidaceae
Orchids are plants that belong to the family Orchidaceae (), a diverse and widespread group of flowering plants with blooms that are often colourful and fragrant.
Along with the Asteraceae, they are one of the two largest families of flowering ...
.
[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. ]
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Distribution
This genus
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is mainly distributed Distribution may refer to:
Mathematics
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in Japan, but ''Y. japonica'' is also found in Assam
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, China, and Taiwan
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and ''Y. prainii'' is found in the Himalayas
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and in northern Vietnam
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.
Species
Species recognized as of November 2020:[
; 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
*List of Orchidaceae genera
This is a list of genera in the orchid family ( Orchidaceae), originally according tThe Families of Flowering Plants- L. Watson and M. J. Dallwitz. This list is adapted regularly with the changes published in the ''Orchid Research Newsletter'' whi ...
References
External links
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Calypsoinae
Calypsoinae genera
Orchids of Asia
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