Neofinetia
| Neofinetia | |
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| Neofinetia falcata (Now classified as Vanda) | |
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| Kingdom: | Plantae |
| (unranked): | Angiosperms |
| (unranked): | Monocots |
| Order: | Asparagales |
| Family: | Orchidaceae |
| Subfamily: | Epidendroideae |
| Tribe: | Vandeae |
| Subtribe: | Aeridinae |
| Alliance: | Trichoglottis |
| Genus: |
Vanda Hu |
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Neofinetina was a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae but is now classified as a Vanda. There are three species found in China (3 species), Korea (2 species), and Japan (1 species).
风兰 (feng lan) China (N Fujian, S Gansu, SW Hubei, W Jiangxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang)
풍란 (pungnan) Korea
風蘭 (fũran) Japan (Honshu from the Kantō region westwards; Shikoku; Kyushu; and Ryukyu Islands.)
短距风兰 (duan ju feng lan) China (Chongqing) and possibly N. Korea.
西昌风兰 (xi chang feng lan) China (SW Sichuan)
(There is some controversy on whether N. xichangnensis is a true species, or just a large form of N. richardsiana.)
The type species was introduced to the West from Japan by Carl Peter Thunberg in 1784, and placed in the genus Orchis. In 1925 H. H. Hu created Neofinetia as a monotypic genus.
Neofinetia is named in honor of Achille Eugène Finet, a French botanist and author of Contributions a la Flore de L'Asie Orientale. The Greek prefix , (new) was added to distinguish it from another plant genus named earlier to honor Finet.
In horticulture, Neofinetia is abbreviated as Neof. In the last part of the 20th century, it gained a great deal of attention in hybrid programs with other vandaceous orchids, thanks to its relative hardiness, scent, compact size, and above all, ease of culture.
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