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Neofinetia
''Neofinetia'' was a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, that is now classified as a ''Vanda''. It contained three species and was distributed in China, Korea, and Japan. Species * ''Neofinetia falcata'' (Thunberg) Hu, Rhodora 27: 107. 1925. The type species of the former genus, it is known as 风兰 (feng lan) in China, where it is found in (N Fujian, S Gansu, SW Hubei, W Jiangxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang); 풍란 (pungnan) in Korea; and 風蘭 (fũran) in Japan, where it is found in (Honshu from the Kantō region westwards, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Ryukyu Islands.) * Vanda richardsiana, ''Neofinetia richardsiana'' Christenson, Lindleyana 11: 220. 1996. Resembling ''N. falcata'' but with short nectar spurs, it is known as 短距风兰 (duan ju feng lan) in China, where it is found in (Chongqing). * Vanda xichangensis, ''Neofinetia xichangnensis'' Z. J. Liu & S. C. Chen, Acta Bot. Yunnan. 26: 300. 2004. Known as 西昌风兰 (xi chang feng lan) in China, it is f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Neofinetia Falcata
''Vanda falcata'', the wind orchid, is a species of orchid found in China, Korea, and Japan. It was formerly classified in the genus ''Neofinetia''. *风兰 (feng lan) China (N Fujian, S Gansu, SW Hubei, W Jiangxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang) *풍란 (pungnan) Korea *風蘭 (fūran) Japan (Honshu from the Kantō region westwards; Shikoku; Kyushu; and Ryukyu Islands.) Named cultivars selected for characteristics including variegation, flower color or form, and vegetative form are often referred to as 富貴蘭 (fūkiran) in Japan. Due to these highly variable mutant forms this species has been proposed as a model organism for floral development in orchids. Description Plants are 8–12 cm tall on monopodial stems of 1–6 cm. There are usually between 4 and 20 narrowly oblong-falcate (hence the epithet) leaves of 5–12 cm. that are leathery and sheathed at the base. The inflorescence, including flowers, is 5–8 cm. long, suberect, and carries as few as two, and as m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanda
''Vanda'', abbreviated in the horticultural trade as ''V.,'' is a genus in the orchid family, Orchidaceae. There are about 87 species, and the genus is commonly cultivated for the marketplace. This genus and its allies are considered to be among the most specifically adapted of all orchids within the Orchidaceae. The genus is highly prized in horticulture for its showy, fragrant, long-lasting, and intensely colorful flowers.The Orchids, Natural History and Classification, Robert L. Dressler. ''Vanda'' species are widespread across East Asia, Southeast Asia, and New Guinea, with a few species extending into Queensland and some of the islands of the western Pacific. Biology The name "Vanda" is derived from the Sanskrit (वन्दाका) name for the species ''Vanda roxburghii'' (a synonym of ''Vanda tessellata''). These mostly epiphytic, but sometimes lithophytic or terrestrial orchids, are distributed in India, Himalaya, Southeast Asia, Indonesia, the Philippines, New G ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanda Falcata
''Vanda falcata'', the wind orchid, is a species of orchid found in China, Korea, and Japan. It was formerly classified in the genus ''Neofinetia''. *风兰 (feng lan) China (N Fujian, S Gansu, SW Hubei, W Jiangxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang) *풍란 (pungnan) Korea *風蘭 (fūran) Japan (Honshu from the Kantō region westwards; Shikoku; Kyushu; and Ryukyu Islands.) Named cultivars selected for characteristics including variegation, flower color or form, and vegetative form are often referred to as 富貴蘭 (fūkiran) in Japan. Due to these highly variable mutant forms this species has been proposed as a model organism for floral development in orchids. Description Plants are 8–12 cm tall on monopodial stems of 1–6 cm. There are usually between 4 and 20 narrowly oblong-falcate (hence the epithet) leaves of 5–12 cm. that are leathery and sheathed at the base. The inflorescence, including flowers, is 5–8 cm. long, suberect, and carries as few as two, and as m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanda Richardsiana
''Vanda richardsiana'' is a species of epiphytic orchid native to China South-Central. It differs in the spur length from ''Vanda falcata ''Vanda falcata'', the wind orchid, is a species of orchid found in China, Korea, and Japan. It was formerly classified in the genus ''Neofinetia''. *风兰 (feng lan) China (N Fujian, S Gansu, SW Hubei, W Jiangxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang) *풍란 (pun ...''. Some authors dispute this species status and regard it as a subspecies of ''Vanda falcata''. Dr. Martin Motes argues against effective isolating mechanisms of the length of the spur. Accorting to Motes, the variation of this characteristic easily falls within a species range of variation and further research might reduce it to a varietal status. Description The morphology closely resembles ''Vanda falcata'', however the spur is significantly shorter. Conservation Like all orchids, it is protected unter the CITES appendix II regulations of international trade. References richardsiana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nectar Spur
A nectar spur is a hollow extension of a part of a flower. The spur may arise from various parts of the flower: the sepals, petals, or hypanthium, and often contain tissues that secrete nectar Nectar, (nectaries). Nectar spurs are present in many clades across the Flowering plant, angiosperms, and are often cited as an example of List of examples of convergent evolution, convergent evolution. Taxonomic significance Spur length can be an important diagnostic character for taxonomy, useful in species identification. For example, Yadon's piperia can be distinguished from ''Platanthera elegans'', an extremely similar species in section ''Piperia'' (Orchidaceae), by the unusually short length of its spur. Ecology and evolution The presence of nectar spurs in a clade of plants is associated with evolutionary processes such as coevolution (two-sided evolution) and pollinator shifts (one-sided evolution). Like variations in floral tube length, variation in nectar spur length has been ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achille Eugène Finet
Achille Eugène Finet (1863, Argenteuil – 1913, París) was a French botanist best known for his study of orchids native to Japan and China. Within the family Orchidaceae, he was the taxonomic authority of the genera '' Arethusantha'', ''Hemihabenaria'', '' Monixus'' and '' Pseudoliparis'' as well as of numerous orchid species. With François Gagnepain, he circumscribed a number of plant species from the family Annonaceae. In 1925 Hu Xiansu named the orchid genus '' Neofinetia'' in his honor. Selected works * ''Orchidées nouvelles de la Chine'', 1897 - New orchids native to China. * ''Sur le genre Oreorchis Lindley'', 1897 - On the genus ''Oreorchis'' Lindl.. * ''Orchidées recueillies au Yunnan et au Laos'', 1898 - Orchids collected in Yunnan and Laos. * ''Les orchidées du Japon, principalement d'après les collections de l'herbier du Muséum d'histoire naturelle de Paris'', 1900 - Orchids of Japan, principally from herbarium collections at the Muséum d'histoire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vanda Xichangensis
''Vanda xichangensis'' is a species of epiphytic orchid native to China South-Central. Description The morphology closely resembles ''Vanda falcata'', however the spur is shorter. Taxonomy It differs in the spur length from ''Vanda falcata ''Vanda falcata'', the wind orchid, is a species of orchid found in China, Korea, and Japan. It was formerly classified in the genus ''Neofinetia''. *风兰 (feng lan) China (N Fujian, S Gansu, SW Hubei, W Jiangxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang) *풍란 (pun ...'', however the differing length has been criticised as being insufficient to justify this species status as separate from ''Vanda falcata''. Therefore, some authors dispute this species status and regard it as a subspecies of ''Vanda falcata''.Motes, M. R. (2021). The Natural Genus Vanda. Redland Press. Conservation Like all orchids, it is protected unter the CITES appendix II regulations of international trade. References xichangensis Orchids of China Flora of China Endemic flora o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carl Peter Thunberg
Carl Peter Thunberg, also known as Karl Peter von Thunberg, Carl Pehr Thunberg, or Carl Per Thunberg (11 November 1743 – 8 August 1828), was a Swedish naturalist and an "apostle" of Carl Linnaeus. After studying under Linnaeus at Uppsala University, he spent seven years travelling in southern Africa and Asia, collecting and describing many plants and animals new to European science, and observing local cultures. He has been called "the father of South African botany", "pioneer of Occidental Medicine in Japan", and the "Japanese Linnaeus". Early life Thunberg was born and grew up in Jönköping, Sweden. At the age of 18, he entered Uppsala University where he was taught by Carl Linnaeus, regarded as the "father of modern taxonomy". Thunberg graduated in 1767 after 6 years of studying. To deepen his knowledge in botany, medicine and natural history, he was encouraged by Linnaeus in 1770 to travel to Paris and Amsterdam. In Amsterdam and Leiden Thunberg met the Dutch botanist ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chongqing
Chongqing ( or ; ; Sichuanese dialects, Sichuanese pronunciation: , Standard Mandarin pronunciation: ), Postal Romanization, alternately romanized as Chungking (), is a Direct-administered municipalities of China, municipality in Southwest China. The official abbreviation of the city, "" (), was approved by the State Council of the People's Republic of China, State Council on 18 April 1997. This abbreviation is derived from the old name of a part of the Jialing River that runs through Chongqing and feeds into the Yangtze River. Administratively, it is one of the four municipalities under the direct administration of the Government of China, central government of the People's Republic of China (the other three are Beijing, Shanghai, and Tianjin), and the only such municipality located deep inland. The municipality of Chongqing, roughly the size of Austria, includes the city of Chongqing as well as various discontiguous cities. Due to a classification technicality, Chongqing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of extant taxon, living and fossil organisms as well as Virus classification#ICTV classification, viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family (taxonomy), family. In binomial nomenclature, the genus name forms the first part of the binomial species name for each species within the genus. :E.g. ''Panthera leo'' (lion) and ''Panthera onca'' (jaguar) are two species within the genus ''Panthera''. ''Panthera'' is a genus within the family Felidae. The composition of a genus is determined by taxonomy (biology), taxonomists. The standards for genus classification are not strictly codified, so different authorities often produce different classifications for genera. There are some general practices used, however, including the idea that a newly defined genus should fulfill these three criteria to be descriptively useful: # monophyly – all descendants ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Orchis
''Orchis'' is a genus in the orchid family (Orchidaceae), occurring mainly in Europe and Northwest Africa, and ranging as far as Tibet, Mongolia, and Xinjiang. The name is from the Ancient Greek ὄρχις ''orchis'', meaning "testicle", from the appearance of the paired subterranean tuberoids.Alberta Native Plant Council Description These terrestrial orchids have root tubers instead of pseudobulbs. They are extremely diverse in appearance. They produce an erect stem. The inflorescence is a cylindrical to globular spike, long, with yellow, red to purple flowers. They start flowering at the base, slowly progressing upwards, except for the Monkey orchid (''Orchis simia''), which flowers in reverse order. The original genus ''Orchis'' used to contain more than 1,300 names. Since it was polyphyletic, it has been divided by Pridgeon et al., into several new genera (see Reference): '' Ponerorchis'', ''Schizodium'', '' Steveniella''. They can be found in tropical Rainforest and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Monotypic
In biology, a monotypic taxon is a taxonomic group (taxon) that contains only one immediately subordinate taxon. A monotypic species is one that does not include subspecies or smaller, infraspecific taxa. In the case of genera, the term "unispecific" or "monospecific" is sometimes preferred. In botanical nomenclature, a monotypic genus is a genus in the special case where a genus and a single species are simultaneously described. In contrast, an oligotypic taxon contains more than one but only a very few subordinate taxa. Examples Just as the term ''monotypic'' is used to describe a taxon including only one subdivision, the contained taxon can also be referred to as monotypic within the higher-level taxon, e.g. a genus monotypic within a family. Some examples of monotypic groups are: Plants * In the order Amborellales, there is only one family, Amborellaceae and there is only one genus, '' Amborella'', and in this genus there is only one species, namely ''Amborella trichopoda. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
