Clade Monocots Scientific name Rohdea japonica Rank Genus | Clade Angiosperms | |
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Similar Ophiopogon, Hypericum monogynum, Disporopsis, Nolinoideae, Reineckea carnea | ||
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Rohdea is a genus of native to eastern Asia (China, Japan, the Himalayas and Indochina). It was long thought to contain only a single species, R. japonica, but recent studies have resulted in several other taxa being transferred into the genus.
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In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family Asparagaceae, subfamily Nolinoideae (formerly the family Ruscaceae). It has also been placed in the former family Convallariaceae.
Although sometimes misspelled as Rhodea, the genus was actually named after Michael Rohde (1782-1812), a botanist from Bremen.
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Species
Accepted species
- Rohdea chinensis (Baker) N.Tanaka - Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Henan, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangxi, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Taiwan, Yunnan
- Rohdea chlorantha (Baill.) N.Tanaka - Sichuan
- Rohdea delavayi (Franch.) N.Tanaka - Tibet, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnan
- Rohdea emeiensis (Z.Y.Zhu) N.Tanaka - Sichuan
- Rohdea ensifolia (F.T.Wang & Tang) N.Tanaka - Yunnan
- Rohdea eucomoides (Baker) N.Tanaka - Assam, Bhutan, Myanmar
- Rohdea japonica (Thunb.) Roth - Japan, Korea, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Shandong, Sichuan, Zhejiang
- Rohdea jinshanensis (Z.L.Yang & X.G.Luo) N.Tanaka - Sichuan
- Rohdea lichuanensis (Y.K.Yang, J.K.Wu & D.T.Peng) Yamashita & M.N.Tamura - Hubei
- Rohdea longipedunculata (F.T.Wang & S.Yun Liang) N.Tanaka - Yunnan
- Rohdea nepalensis (Raf.) N.Tanaka - Tibet, Nepal, Bhutan, Assam, Myanmar, Sichuan, Yunnan
- Rohdea pachynema (F.T.Wang & Tang) N.Tanaka - Sichuan, Yunnan
- Rohdea siamensis (Yamashita & M.N.Tamura) Yamashita & M.N.Tamura - Laos, Thailand
- Rohdea tonkinensis (Baill.) N.Tanaka - Vietnam, Yunnan, Guangdong
- Rohdea urotepala Hand.-Mazz. - Sichuan, Yunnan
- Rohdea verruculosa (Q.H.Chen) N.Tanaka - Yunnan, Guizhou
- Rohdea wattii (C.B.Clarke) Yamashita & M.N.Tamura - Vietnam, Assam, Bhutan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Sichuan, Yunnan
References
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