Neofinetia

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Neofinetia was a genus of flowering plants from the orchid family, Orchidaceae, that is now classified as a Vanda. It contained three species and was distributed in China, Korea, and Japan.[1]

Neofinetia falcata, now known as Vanda falcata.

Species[]

  • Neofinetia falcata (Thunberg) Hu, Rhodora 27: 107. 1925.

The type species of the former genus, it is known as 风兰 (feng lan) in China, where it is found in (N Fujian, S Gansu, SW Hubei, W Jiangxi, Sichuan, Zhejiang); 풍란 (pungnan) in Korea; and 風蘭 (fũran) in Japan, where it is found in (Honshu from the Kantō region westwards, Shikoku, Kyushu, and Ryukyu Islands.)[1]

  • Neofinetia richardsiana Christenson, Lindleyana 11: 220. 1996.

Resembling N. falcata but with short nectar spurs, it is known as 短距风兰 (duan ju feng lan) in China, where it is found in (Chongqing).

  • Neofinetia xichangnensis Z. J. Liu & S. C. Chen, Acta Bot. Yunnan. 26: 300. 2004.

Known as 西昌风兰 (xi chang feng lan) in China, it is found in (SW Sichuan). (There is some controversy on whether N. xichangnensis is a true species, or just a large form of N. richardsiana.[citation needed])

Botanical history[]

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 neo, (new) was added to distinguish it from another plant genus named earlier to honor Finet.[1]

Intergeneric hybrids[]

In horticulture, Neofinetia was 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.[citation needed] The names below are all obsolete, since Neofinetia is now synonymous with Vanda. For example, × Aeridofinetia is now × Aeridovanda.

  • Neofinetia × Aerides = Aeridofinetia
  • Neofinetia × Angraecum = Neograecum
  • Neofinetia × Ascocentrum = Ascofinetia
  • Neofinetia × Ascoglossum = Neoglossum
  • Neofinetia × Cleisocentron = Cleisofinetia
  • Neofinetia × Doritis = Dorifinetia
  • Neofinetia × Luisia = Luinetia
  • Neofinetia × Phalaenopsis = Phalanetia
  • Neofinetia × Renanthera = Renanetia
  • Neofinetia × Rhynchostylis = Neostylis (e.g. 'Lou Sneary')
  • Neofinetia × Robiquetia = Robifinetia
  • Neofinetia × Vanda = Vandofinetia
  • Neofinetia × Aerides × Arachnis = Hanesara
  • Neofinetia × Aerides × Ascocentrum = Aerasconetia
  • Neofinetia × Aerides × Ascocentrum × Rhynchostylis = Moonara
  • Neofinetia × Aerides × Ascocentrum × Vanda = Micholitzara
  • Neofinetia × Aerides × Rhynchostylis × Vanda = Sanjumeara
  • Neofinetia × Aerides × Vanda = Vandofinides
  • Neofinetia × Ascocentrum × Cleisocentron = Ascocleinetia
  • Neofinetia × Ascocentrum × Luisia = Luascotia
  • Neofinetia × Ascocentrum × Luisia × Rhynchostylis = Dominyara
  • Neofinetia × Ascocentrum × Renanthera = Rosakirschara
  • Neofinetia × Ascocentrum × Renanthera × Rhynchostylis × Vanda = Knudsonara
  • Neofinetia × Ascocentrum × Rhynchostylis = Rumrillara
  • Neofinetia × Ascocentrum × Rhynchostylis × Vanda = Darwinara
  • Neofinetia × Ascocentrum × Vanda = Nakamotoara
  • Neofinetia × Ascocentrum × Vanda = Nakamotoara (e.g. 'Newberry Apricot')
  • Neofinetia × Luisia × Vanda = Luivanetia
  • Neofinetia × Renanthera × Rhynchostylis = Hueylihara
  • Neofinetia × Renanthera × Vanda = Renafinanda
  • Neofinetia × Rhynchostylis × Vanda = Yonezawaara (e.g. 'Blue Star')

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Neofinetia". World Checklist of Selected Plant Families (WCSP). Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew.
  • Christenson, E. A. (1993). "Sarcanthine genera: 9. Neofinetia". American Orchid Society Bulletin. 62 (5): 494–495.
  • Christenson, E. A. (1996). "A new species of Neofinetia from China and northern Korea (Orchidaceae: Aeridinae)". Lindleyana. 11 (4): 220–221.
  • Cooper, R. (1983). "Neofinetia falcata". Journal of the Wellington Orchid Society. 6 (11): 222.
  • Dressler, Robert L. (1990). The Orchids: Natural History and Classification. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. ISBN 978-0-674-87526-5.
  • Liu Z. J., Chen S.C. (2004). "Neofinetia xichangensis, a new species of Orchidaceae from Sichuan". Acta Botanica Yunnanica. 26 (3): 299–300.
  • Sheehan T., Sheehan M. (1983). "Orchid genera, illustrated: 91. Neofinetia". American Orchid Society Bulletin. 52 (1): 48–49.
  • Thunberg, Carl Peter (1784). Flora Japonica. Uppsala.
  • Venter, H. J. (1997). "Mighty miniatures: no.19. Neofinetia falcata". South African Orchid Journal. 28 (4): 131.
  • Flora of China 25: 483–484. 2009.

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