Hancockia

Hancockia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Plantae
Clade: Tracheophytes
Clade: Angiosperms
Clade: Monocots
Order: Asparagales
Family: Orchidaceae
Subfamily: Epidendroideae
Tribe: Collabieae
Genus: Hancockia
Rolfe
Species:
H. uniflora
Binomial name
Hancockia uniflora
Synonyms[1]
  • Chrysoglossella Hatus.
  • Chrysoglossella japonica Hatus.
  • Hancockia japonica (Hatus.) Maek.

Hancockia is a genus of the orchid family (Orchidaceae). There is only one known species, Hancockia uniflora, native to eastern Asia (Japan including Ryukyu Islands, Vietnam, Yunnan, Taiwan)[1][2][3]

  1. ^ a b Kew World Checklist of Selected Plant Families[permanent dead link]
  2. ^ Flora of China v 25 p 286, 滇兰 dian lan, Hancockia uniflora Rolfe, J. Linn. Soc., Bot. 36: 20. 1903.
  3. ^ Hatusima, Sumihiko. 1967. Science Report of the Yokosuka City Museum 13: 29.