''Thunia'' is a
genus
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of orchids (
family
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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 ...
). It is now included in the subtribe
Coelogyninae
The Coelogyninae are an orchid subtribe in the tribe Arethuseae.
Nothogenera
Crosses between species in different genera within this subtribe are placed in the following nothogenera (i.e., hybrid genera)Alphabetical One-Table List of Genera an ...
,
but was previously treated as the only genus of the subtribe Thuniinae. The genus comprises 6
species
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, native to
Southeast Asia
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. It is abbreviated Thu in trade journals.
References
External links
The Genus Thunia" by Mr. F. A. Marais February 2001
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Arethuseae genera
Coelogyninae