Thunia

Thunia alba
Typus of Thunia

Taxonavigation

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

Familia: Orchidaceae
Subfamilia: Epidendroideae
Tribus: Arethuseae
Subtribus: Coelogyninae
Genus: Thunia

Overview of species (4)

T. alba – T. bensoniae – T. brymeriana – T. pulchra

Name

Thunia Rchb.f., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 764 (1852).

• Type species: Thunia alba (Lindl.) Rchb.f., Bot. Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 764 (1852)

Distribution

Native distribution areas:
Asia-Temperate China China South-Central, Tibet. Asia-Tropical Indian Subcontinent Assam, East Himalaya, India, Nepal, West Himalaya. Indo-China Andaman Islands, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam. Malesia Malaya. References: Brummitt, R.K. 2001. TDWG – World Geographical Scheme for Recording Plant Distributions, 2nd Edition

References

Primary references

• Reichenbach, H.G. 1852. Botanische Zeitung (Berlin) 10: 764.

Additional references

• Pridgeon, A.M., Cribb, P.J., Chase, M.W. & Rasmussen, F.N. (eds.) 2006. Genera Orchidacearum Volume 4 Epidendroideae (Part one); page 88 ff., Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-850712-7. Reference page. 

Links

• 'eFloras 2009. Thunia in Flora of China vol. 25 Orchidaceae --> pdf Thunia
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2023. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Thunia. Accessed: 2023 Aug 7.
• Govaerts, R. et al. 2023. Thunia in Kew Science Plants of the World Online. The Board of Trustees of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2023 Aug 7. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. Thunia. 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. 2023. Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life. Published on the internet. Accessed: 2023 Aug 7. Reference page. 
• Hassler, M. 2023. World Plants. Synonymic Checklist and Distribution of the World Flora. . Thunia. Accessed: 7 Aug 2023.
• International Plant Names Index. 2023. Thunia. Published online. Accessed 7 Aug 2023.
• Tropicos.org 2023. Thunia. Missouri Botanical Garden. Published on the internet. Accessed: 7 Aug 2023.

Vernacular names

中文: 笋兰属
中文（简体）: 笋兰属

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