Ania

Ania penangiana

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Asparagales
Classification System: APG IV Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Plantae Cladus: Angiosperms Cladus: Monocots Ordo: Asparagales

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Collabieae
Genus: Ania

Overview of species (6)

A. angustifolia – A. elmeri – A. hongkongensis – A. penangiana – A. ruybarrettoi – A. viridifusca

Name

Ania Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orchid. Pl.: 129 (1831)

• Type species: Ania angustifolia Lindl., Gen. Sp. Orch. 129. (1831) (lectotype, designated by H. Turner in Orch Monogr. 6: 49. 1992)

Synonymy

• Heterotypic
  • Ascotainia Ridl., Mat. Fl. Malay. Penins. 1: 115 (1907)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate China China South-Central, Hainan, China Southeast. Eastern Asia Taiwan. Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Assam, East Himalaya, India. Indo-China Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. Malesia Borneo, Jawa, Malaya, Maluku, Philippines, Sumatera. Papuasia New Guinea. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Lindl. 1831. The Genera and Species of Orchidaceous Plants 129.

Additional references

• Li, L., Yan, H.-F., Niu, M., Tu, T.-Y., Li, S.J. & Xing, F.-W. 2014. Re-establishment of the genus Ania Lindl. (Orchidaceae). PLoS One 9(7): e103129. DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0103129 Reference page.  Available on line. Accessed 2014 Aug. 14.

Links

• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2022. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Ania. Accessed: 2022 Sep 19.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Ania in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2022 Sep 19. Reference page. 
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2022. Ania in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2022 Sep 19. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2022. Ania. World Plants: Synonymic Checklists of the Vascular Plants of the World In: Roskovh, Y., Abucay, L., Orrell, T., Nicolson, D., Bailly, N., Kirk, P., Bourgoin, T., DeWalt, R.E., Decock, W., De Wever, A., Nieukerken, E. van, Zarucchi, J. & Penev, L., eds. 2022. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2022 Sep 19. Reference page. 
• International Plant Names Index. 2022. Ania. Published online. Accessed 19 Sep 2022.
• Tropicos.org 2022. Ania. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 19 Sep 2022.

Vernacular names

русский: Ания
中文: 安兰属

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