Neottianthe

Neottianthe
Neottianthe secundiflora
1896 illustration[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Orchidoideae
Tribe: Orchideae
Genus: Neottianthe
(Rchb.) Schltr.
Synonyms[2]

Symphyosepalum Hand.-Mazz.

Neottianthe is a genus of plant in family Orchidaceae. It is native to Asia and to eastern Europe from Japan and Sakhalin to Poland, including China, Siberia, Ukraine, the Himalayas, etc.[2][3]

As of June 2014, the following species are recognized:

  1. Neottianthe camptoceras (Rolfe ex Hemsl.) Schltr. (1919) - Sichuan
  2. Neottianthe compacta Schltr. (1924) - Sichuan
  3. Neottianthe cucullata (L.) Schltr. (1919) - from Poland to Nepal to Japan and Sakhalin
  4. Neottianthe luteola K.Y.Lang & S.C.Chen (1996) - Yunnan
  5. Neottianthe oblonga K.Y.Lang (1997) - Yunnan
  6. Neottianthe ovata K.Y.Lang (1997) - Sichuan
  7. Neottianthe secundiflora (Kraenzl.) Schltr. (1919) - Sichuan, Tibet, Yunnan, Bhutan, India, Myanmar, Nepal, Assam

References

  1. M. S. (probably Matilda Smith, 1854-1926) del. et lith. Description by J. D. H. (Joseph Dalton Hooker, 1817—1911) - "Hooker's Icones Plantarum" vol. 24 pl. 2321
  2. 1 2 Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families
  3. Flora of China v 25 p 131, 兜被兰属 dou bei lan shu, Neottianthe (Reichenbach) Schlechter, Repert. Spec. Nov. Regni Veg. 16: 290. 1919.

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