Tainia
Encyclopedia
Tainia is a genus
of terrestrial orchids (family
Orchidaceae) distributed from India
, China
, Southeast Asia
to New Guinea
, the Solomon Islands
and Australia
.
, Ascotainia Ridl. and Mitopetalum Blume are generally included in Tainia. The genus Mischobulbum
is also sometimes considered a synonym.
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of terrestrial orchids (family
Family (biology)
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Orchidaceae) distributed from India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
, China
China
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, Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia
Southeast Asia, South-East Asia, South East Asia or Southeastern Asia is a subregion of Asia, consisting of the countries that are geographically south of China, east of India, west of New Guinea and north of Australia. The region lies on the intersection of geological plates, with heavy seismic...
to New Guinea
New Guinea
New Guinea is the world's second largest island, after Greenland, covering a land area of 786,000 km2. Located in the southwest Pacific Ocean, it lies geographically to the east of the Malay Archipelago, with which it is sometimes included as part of a greater Indo-Australian Archipelago...
, the Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands is a sovereign state in Oceania, east of Papua New Guinea, consisting of nearly one thousand islands. It covers a land mass of . The capital, Honiara, is located on the island of Guadalcanal...
and Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
.
Synonymy
The genera Ania Lindl.John Lindley
John Lindley FRS was an English botanist, gardener and orchidologist.-Early years:Born in Catton, near Norwich, England, John Lindley was one of four children of George and Mary Lindley. George Lindley was a nurseryman and pomologist and ran a commercial nursery garden...
, Ascotainia Ridl. and Mitopetalum Blume are generally included in Tainia. The genus Mischobulbum
Mischobulbum
Mischobulbum is a genus of the family Mischobulbum (from Greek mischos, "stalk", and bolbos, "bulb", referring to its stipitate pseudobulb) is a genus of the family Mischobulbum (from Greek mischos, "stalk", and bolbos, "bulb", referring to its stipitate pseudobulb) is a genus of the family...
is also sometimes considered a synonym.