''Rohdea'' is a genus of plants native to eastern
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, the
Himalayas
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/ref> It was long thought to contain only a single species, ''R. japonica'',[Flora of China, Vol. 24 Page 239, 万年青属 wan nian qing shu, ''Rohdea'' Roth, Nov. Pl. Sp. 196. 1821. ](_blank)
/ref> but recent studies have resulted in several other taxa being transferred into the genus.
In the APG III classification system, it is placed in the family
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Asparagaceae
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, subfamily Nolinoideae
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(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
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#'' 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
''Rohdea'' is a genus of plants 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 in ...
'' (Franch.) N.Tanaka - Tibet, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Sichuan, Yunnan
#''Rohdea emeiensis
''Rohdea'' is a genus of plants 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 in ...
'' (Z.Y.Zhu) N.Tanaka - Sichuan
#''Rohdea ensifolia
''Rohdea'' is a genus of plants 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 in ...
'' (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
''Rohdea'' is a genus of plants 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 in ...
'' (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
''Rohdea'' is a genus of plants 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 in ...
'' 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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Asparagaceae genera
Nolinoideae