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Yoania

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Kingdom
  
Plantae

Subfamily
  
Epidendroideae

Order
  
Asparagales

Genus
  
Yoania; Maxim., 1873

Family
  
Orchidaceae

Rank
  
Genus

Tribe
  
Calypsoeae

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Similar
  
Yoania japonica, Myrmechis, Dactylostalix, Aphyllorchis, Eleorchis

Yoania is a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae.

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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 June 2014:

  • Yoania amagiensis Nakai & F.Maek, 1931 - Honshu, Kyushu
  • Yoania flava K.Inoue & T.Yukawa, 2002 - Honshu
  • Yoania japonica Maxim., 1873 - Assam, Fujian, Jiangxi, Taiwan, Japan
  • Yoania prainii King & Pantl.,1898 - Sikkim, 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

    • References

    Yoania Wikipedia
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